Group Empowerment of Battered Women as a Tool for Violence Prevention
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence
- Registration Number
- NCT00453466
- Lead Sponsor
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Brief Summary
Intimate partner violence against women is a significant global health problem. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a group intervention based on empowerment theory of Paolo Freire would be effective as a means to reduce the extent and prevent violence among women whose partners were violent toward them.
- Detailed Description
A randomized controlled trial (N=141) with two control groups (one individual psychotherapeutic treatment and the other a usual care group treatment) was conducted in a violence treatment center in the South of Israel The treatment protocol designed to empower battered women (EBW) was conducted with 12 groups over a period of two years. Assessments were made before, immediately following and at an 8 month follow up following the intervention.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Women living in the south, who had approached the center for help as battered women
- Could fill out forms in Hebrew
- Aged 20 and above
- Age younger than 20
- Not able to fill out forms in Hebrew
- Not living in the southern district of Israel
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Conflict tactics scale, Posttraumatic stress scale for family violence
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method