Purpose

The aim of this review was to estimate the effect of COVID-19-related restrictions (i.e., stay at home orders, lockdown orders) on reported incidents of domestic violence.

Methods

A systematic review of articles was conducted in various databases and a meta-analysis was also performed. The search was carried out based on conventional scientific standards that are outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) and studies needed to meet certain criteria.

Results

Analyses were conducted with a random effects restricted maximum likelihood model. Eighteen empirical studies (and 37 estimates) that met the general inclusion criteria were used. Results showed that most study estimates were indicative of an increase in domestic violence post-lockdowns. The overall mean effect size was 0.66 (CI: 0.08–1.24). The effects were stronger when only US studies were considered.

Conclusion

Incidents of domestic violence increased in response to stay-at-home/lockdown orders, a finding that is based on several studies from different cities, states, and several countries around the world.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行期间的家庭暴力——来自系统回顾和荟萃分析的证据

目的

本次审查的目的是评估与 COVID-19 相关的限制（即居家令、封锁令）对报告的家庭暴力事件的影响。

方法

在各种数据库中对文章进行了系统审查，还进行了荟萃分析。搜索是根据系统审查和元分析协议 (PRISMA-P) 的首选报告项目中概述的传统科学标准进行的，并且需要满足特定标准的研究。

结果

使用随机效应限制最大似然模型进行分析。使用了符合一般纳入标准的 18 项实证研究（和 37 项估计）。结果表明，大多数研究估计表明封锁后家庭暴力有所增加。总体平均效应量为 0.66 (CI: 0.08–1.24)。当只考虑美国的研究时，效果会更强。

结论

家庭暴力事件因居家/封锁令而增加，这一发现基于来自世界各地不同城市、州和多个国家的多项研究。