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.
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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women
standard care for abused women in the community
Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
depression
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
perceived social support
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
health-related quality of life
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
intimate partner violence
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
safety behaviors
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
utilization of health services
Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
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