A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management Among Women Facing Partner Violence
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Sponsor
- Government College University Faisalabad
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Stigmatization:
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
- Aim to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management among Women Facing Partner Violence
- To explore the effectiveness of CBT in managing depressive symptoms, stigma, worries, and emotional disturbance among women facing partner violence.
Detailed Description
In this Randomized control trial, N=180 participants would be enrolled for eligibility assessment from different shelter homes in the cities of Punjab after the eligibility assessment and screening 108 participants would be allocated to experimental and waitlist treatment conditions. Participants will be allocated through matchable group characteristics. Participant's age range would be between 18 to 45 years. Each of the group will be comprised of the same number of participants. Both groups will be pre-tested and results will be recorded. A cognitive behavior therapy-based treatment plan will be formulated to address Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management among Women Facing Partner Violence. 8-10 CBT-based therapeutic sessions with 60 minutes will be conducted with the participant in a one-on-one setting.
Investigators
Qasir Abbas
Dr.Qasir Abbas Assistant Professor Clinical Psychology
Government College University Faisalabad
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women living in the institutions for at least 2 weeks because of partner violence
- •Second eligibility criteria would be women with a minimum of 1 year of marital relationship will be included.
- •The age range would be 18 -48 years.
- •Women whose scores are above average on the partner violence scale would be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Women greater than 48 years and less than 18 years will be excluded.
- •Women with medical and psychiatric comorbidities will be excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Stigmatization:
Time Frame: after allocation 1 week
Intimate Partner Violence Stigma Scale will asses stigmatization. Higher score will indicate high-level stigma whereas low score indicate low level of stigma.
Eligibility Assessment:
Time Frame: 2-4 weeks
Initially, we enroll the women for eligibility assessment. Women who live in shelter home will be part of the study. After choosing, the Participants demographic form will be filled out. In demographic form information related to age, marital status, marriage type, family system, children, education and financial status. After this, eligible participants will be referred for psychological evolution.
Depression:
Time Frame: after allocation 1 week
Depression will be assessed by using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. A score of 13, 20, 27 9, 14, 19, 18, 25, 33 corresponding to the categorization of mild moderate and sever level of depression, anxiety and stress respectively.
Excessive Worries:
Time Frame: after allocation 1 week
Excessive worries will be assessed by using Generalized Anxiety Scale GAD-7. A score of 4,9,15 corresponding to the categorization of mild moderate and sever level of worries. Score greater than 15 will show the severe level of Anxiety.
Emotional Management:
Time Frame: after allocation 1 week
Emotional Management will be assessed by using Emotional Regulation Scale. This scale comprised of ten items. Higher score on items 1,3,5,7,8,10 will show the higher level of Cognitive Reappraisal and higher score on items 2, 4, 6, and 9 will show the higher level of Expressive Suppression. Low score on these items will show the lower level of Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression.
Partner Violence:
Time Frame: after allocation 1 week
Karachi Domestic violence scale will be used to assess the intimate partner violence. The lowest score on KDVSS will be 0 and highest score on this scale will be 105.The cut-off score for indication that person facing the domestic abuse will be \<29.
Secondary Outcomes
- Duration of illness(at the time of pre assessment (1week))
- HISTORY Of Domestic violence(after allocation at pre assessment (1week))