A RCT to Test the Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Community Dwelling Women Abused by Their Intimate Partners
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Battered Women
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- depression
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Professor Agnes Tiwari
Professor and Head
The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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
Exclusion Criteria
- •Perpetrator is not an intimate partner
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
depression
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
Secondary Outcomes
- 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)