Enabling Workplace and Community Responses to Domestic Abuse: A Mixed Method Systematic Review of Training for Informal Supporters

Table 3

Summary of recommended features and extent of quantitative evidence, by quality of study.

Recommended feature	Number of higher quality studies evaluating training including feature	Number of higher quality studies evaluating training without feature	Not reported	Number of lower quality studies evaluating training including feature	Number of lower quality studies evaluating training without feature	Not reported
Engaging informal supporters in the issue of domestic abuse
Mandatory training	1 [56]	2 [54, 60]	1 [58]	0	2 [57, 62]	0
Acknowledge discomfort	0	0	4 [54, 56, 58, 60]	0	0	2 [57, 62]
Training content and materials
Curricula content includes (a) warning signs and nature of domestic abuse	4 [54, 56, 58, 60]	0	0	2 [57, 62]	0	0
Curricula content includes (b) impacts	2 [58, 60]	0	2	1 [62]	0	1 [57]
Curricula content includes (c) how to respond and local resources	4 [54, 56, 58, 60]	0	0	2 [57, 62]	0	0
Tailored training	4 [54, 56, 58, 60]	0	0	1 [57]	1 [62]	0
Diverse representation in materials but without stereotyping	1 [58]	0	3 [54, 56, 60]	0	0	2 [57, 62]
Use nontext formats in materials	2 [54, 58]	0	2 [56, 60]	1 [62]	0	1 [57]
Training delivery
Work alongside domestic abuse sector	1 [60]	3 [54, 56, 58]	0	2 [57, 62]	0	0
Diverse attendees (experience, sector) and group learning formats	1 [60]	1 [58]	2 [54, 56]	1 [62]	1 [57]	0