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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols

Date Submitted: Nov 29, 2023
Open Peer Review Period: Nov 29, 2023 - Jan 25, 2024
Date Accepted: Oct 17, 2024
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Risk of Family Violence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

de Boer K, Mackelprang JL, Nedeljkovic M, Meyer D, Iyer R

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Risk of Family Violence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e54966

DOI: 10.2196/54966

PMID: 39621402

PMCID: 11650086

Using artificial intelligence to detect risk of family violence: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • Kathleen de Boer; 
  • Jessica L. Mackelprang; 
  • Maja Nedeljkovic; 
  • Denny Meyer; 
  • Ravi Iyer

ABSTRACT

Background:

Despite the implementation of prevention strategies, family violence continues to be a prevalent issue worldwide. Current strategies have demonstrated mixed success and innovative approaches are needed urgently to prevent the occurrence of family violence and the adverse psychological and physical impacts caused by it. Incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into prevention strategies is a novel approach that is gaining research attention, particularly in detecting individuals at risk of perpetrating family violence using textual or voice signal data. However, no review to date has collated the extant research regarding how accurate AI is at identifying individuals who are at risk of perpetrating family violence.

Objective:

The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the accuracy of AI models in differentiating between individuals at risk of engaging in family violence versus those who are not using textual or voice signal data.

Methods:

The following databases will be searched from conception to the search date: IEEEexplore, Pubmed, PsycINFO, EBSCOhost (Psychology and Behavioural Sciences collection) and Computers and Applied Sciences Complete. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I will also be used to search the grey literature. In both the data screening and full-text review phases, two researchers will review the returned results and discrepancies in decisions will be resolved through discussion with involvement of a third researcher, if required. Results will be reported in a narrative review. Additionally, a random effects meta-analysis will be conducted using the AUC reported in the included studies.

Results:

Systematic searches have not yet begun. The study will document the state of the research concerning the accuracy of AI models in detecting the risk of family violence perpetration using textual or voice signal data. Results will be presented in narrative form. The results of the meta-analysis will be summarised in tabular form and using a forest-plot.

Conclusions:

To the authors knowledge, this will be the first systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the accuracy of AI models in detecting individuals at risk of perpetrating family violence. Clinical Trial: PROSPERO Registration: CRD42023481174


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Please cite as:

de Boer K, Mackelprang JL, Nedeljkovic M, Meyer D, Iyer R

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Risk of Family Violence: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e54966

DOI: 10.2196/54966

PMID: 39621402

PMCID: 11650086

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