Impact of an Integrated Intervention on Mental Health in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Macmillan Research Group UK

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Domestic Violence

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01958554

Mac/NMP 0917

Details and patient eligibility

About

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women have negative mental health consequences for survivors; interventions designed to improve survivors' depressive symptoms and health status are limited.Present study evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated intervention in reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) improving health status.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women over 18
• For those who agreed to participate
• Given written consent
• Screening for abuse was positive

Exclusion criteria

• Screened Negative
• serious mental condition including suicide, hallucination, Dementia
• Drug or substance abuse, alcoholism
• Pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

The integrated intervention consisted of 12 week of program and group support, based on the freedom program by pet craven. The former component was provided covering beliefs held and tactics used by the domestic violence abusers and took about 45 minutes. It included protection and enhanced choice-making and problem-solving skills.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention Group

Wait list control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The group was listed in wait list and were offered the same intervention and support on completion of study period.