None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The problem of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its mental health effects on women are significant in New Zealand. Our overall goal is to develop culturally appropriate and accessible interventions for women that limit IPV and its negative consequences. One of the most widely recommended intervention is safety planning. A safety decision aid, weighing the dangers of leaving or staying in a relationship, gives women the opportunity to prioritise and plan safety for themselves and their children. Using an experimental design, we will test the effectiveness of an interactive Internet-based safety decision aid. 340 abused women will be assigned by chance in equal numbers to either a safety decision aid intervention or control website. Women will be asked to self-report online their decisional conflict related to an abusive relationship, their safety-seeking behaviours, mental health and exposure to repeat violence when they start the trial and 3, 6, and 12-months later.
Interventions
Women will have access to an online intervention website for a period of 12 months. Women will be directed to the website at measurement points (baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months post-randomisation) and invited to access at her discretion throughout the year. Components of the website include: safety-seeking behaviours, safety decision priorities, danger assessment, and a personalised safety action plan. The website provides automated, individualised feedback about decision priorities and level of
Women will have access to an online intervention website for a period of 12 months. Women will be directed to the website at measurement points (baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months post-randomisation) and invited to access at her discretion throughout the year. Components of the website include: safety-seeking behaviours, safety decision priorities, danger assessment, and a personalised safety action plan. The website provides automated, individualised feedback about decision priorities and level of danger. The woman develops a tailored action plan with community resources and tips about safety for her and her children.
Sponsors
Interdisciplinary Trauma Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. women 2. at least 16 years of age 3. in a current relationship (with a male or female) 4. experiencing partner abuse within in the past 6 months including: (a) hit, kicked, punched, chocked or otherwise physically hurt; (b) forced into sexual activities or coerced into sexual activities with threats; (c) threatened to harm physically; or (d) feel unsafe 5. live in New Zealand 6. safe computer and internet access 7. safe email address
Exclusion criteria
Male, unable to understand English, unable to use computer.
Outcome results
None listed