Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Abused Women
- Conditions
- Battered Women
- Registration Number
- NCT01054898
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a telephone social support and empowerment intervention is more effective than usual community services in improving the mental health of community-dwelling women abused by their intimate partners.
- Detailed Description
Depression is one of the most common mental health sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV). Although a range of interventions have been tried to improve the mental health of women survivors of IPV, the results are inconclusive. In this trial, a 12-week advocacy intervention consisting of empowerment and telephone social support is provided to abused Chinese women in a community setting. Usual community services provide the control condition.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- Chinese women 18 years of age or older
- Self-report of psychological, physical or sexual abuse by their current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
- Live or work in a community within the catchment area of a community centre designated for the proposed study
- Perpetrator is not an intimate partner
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method depression On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method health-related quality of life On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention intimate partner violence On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention safety behaviors On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention perceived social support On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention utilization of health services On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre
🇨🇳Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre🇨🇳Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China