An Evaluation of the "Treatment Group Model for Abused Women" in Shelters in Hong Kong
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 122
- 主要终点
- Changes of self-esteem from baseline to 3 months
研究概览
简要总结
This is cluster randomized control trial, that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment group model for abused women in enhancing their self-esteem and reducing the level of depression, in three shelters for abused women of Po Leung Kuk (a social service organization in Hong Kong). It is hypothesized that subjects in the Treatment Group would report significant improvement in self-esteem, social support, quality of life; reduction in the level of depression, symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at 3 months after service delivery.
详细描述
This is cluster randomized control trial, that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment group model for abused women in enhancing their self-esteem and reducing the level of depression, in three shelters for abused women of Po Leung Kuk (a social service organization in Hong Kong). 50-60 abused women are recruited as treatment group from two randomized shelters of Po Leung Kuk (Shelters A and B), where subjects receive self-esteem enhancement group intervention for abused women. Another 50-60 abused women are recruited as the control group from a randomized shelter of Po Leung Kuk (Shelter C), where subject receive standard shelter services for abused women. It is hypothesized that subjects in the Treatment Group would report significant improvement in self-esteem, social support, quality of life; reduction in the level of depression, symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at 3 months after service delivery, are compared to those in the control group.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Abused women of family violence aged 18 or older
- •Receiving services from shelters of Po Leung Kuk
排除标准
- •Unable to communicate (possible reasons: dialects used by targets but not understandable by interviewers; mentally challenged)
- •Unable to give consent to participate in the study
研究组 & 干预措施
Self-esteem enhancement group
The self-esteem enhancement group service for abused women will receive a six-session program for recognizing strengths and resources through group activities and sharing.
干预措施: self-esteem enhancement group (Behavioral)
Standard care
The shelter standard care for abused women includes residential accommodations, emotional support, legal, housing and financial advice and referral service.
干预措施: Standard care for abused women (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Changes of self-esteem from baseline to 3 months
时间窗: Baseline; 3 months
Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect; feeling of powerlessness. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) will be used to measure the self-esteem of the participants. This is a 10-item Likert-type scale on a 4-point scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The scores for the 10 items are then summed; the higher the score, the higher the participant's self-esteem.
次要结局
- Basic demographics data questionnaire(Baseline)
- Social support(Baseline; 3 months)
- Level of depression(Baseline; 3 months)
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms(Baseline; 3 months)
- Quality of life(Baseline; 3 months)
- Spousal violence(Baseline; 3 months)
研究者
Dr. Anna W.M. Choi
Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong