1 Yalcinoz-Ucan B, et al. BMJ Open 2022;12:e060479. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060479 Open access Examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: protocol for a scoping review Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan , 1 Laura Zilney, 2 Agnes Zientarska-Kayko, 3 Timothy Ireland, 3 Dillon Thomas Browne 1 To cite: Yalcinoz-Ucan B, Zilney L, Zientarska-Kayko A, et al. Examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open 2022;12:e060479. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-060479 ► Prepublication history and additional supplemental material for this paper are available online. To view these fles, please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-060479). Received 23 December 2021 Accepted 22 June 2022 1 Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 2 Hope 24/7, Brampton, Ontario, Canada 3 Information Services and Resources, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan; byalcino@uwaterloo.ca Protocol © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. ABSTRACT Introduction Exposure to gender-based violence (GBV) has devastating psychological outcomes for victims/ survivors. Particularly in conditions where GBV intersects with multiple forms of oppression, the negative impacts of violence are more challenging to overcome and potential pathways for recovery become less accessible. However, evidence regarding the availability and effectiveness of mental health interventions for GBV survivors from marginalised and disadvantaged communities has yet to be systematically integrated and synthesised. The proposed scoping review will examine the relevant literature regarding the availability and effectiveness of psychological interventions for survivors of GBV from marginalised and disadvantaged backgrounds. This review will (i) document what psychological interventions have been available and empirically established for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals with experiences of GBV, (ii) provide a narrative examination of the treatment outcomes of identifed interventions regarding their effectiveness and (iii) examine the degree to which GBV interventions in selected sources are designed and applied with a recognition of the social determinants of mental health. Methods and analysis The search for the proposed scoping review will include fve electronic databases: PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, and CINAHL. The database search will be completed in June 2022. An additional search will be conducted before the completion of the study in December 2022. The search will target research studies published after 2010. The primary eligibility criterion for study selection is having a focus on psychological interventions for GBV survivors from marginalised and disadvantaged groups. Two reviewers will conduct screening and data extraction. The data will be evaluated to map the treatment outcomes of interventions and their effectiveness. Implications for clinical services will be discussed. Ethics and dissemination No ethical consideration is foreseen for this scoping review. The dissemination will be done through a publication in a top-tier open access journal and conference presentations. INTRODUCTION Background and rationale Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global problem and human rights violation affecting at least one in three women world- wide, having long-term adverse effects on survivors’ physical, social, psychological and economic well-being. 1 Psychological studies have documented the negative mental health consequences of GBV. 2 The prevalence of psychological distress and comorbid mental health difficulties (ie, post-traumatic stress STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY ⇒ The proposed scoping review will provide a com- prehensive overview of the state of evidence on the topic and reveal potential gaps in the literature. ⇒ Our search strategies utilise a fexible but rigor- ous, transparent, and replicable methodological approach to document available information on the topic by including multiple study designs and methodologies. ⇒ The proposed scoping review will be the frst to systematically integrate and synthesise emerging research evidence on the availability and effective- ness of psychotherapies for gender-based violence survivors from marginalised and disadvantaged communities, which will uniquely contribute to the improvement of inclusiveness and diversity in clin- ical services. ⇒ This review will map the available evidence by providing a narrative, descriptive summary of the fndings rather than a quantitative examination and synthesis of research evidence. ⇒ The search will be limited to the sources written in English and published after 2010 and will not in- clude any theoretical/conceptual articles written on the topic. on October 13, 2022 by guest. 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