Motivational interviewing for survivors of elder abuse

Use of motivational interviewing (MI) in elder abuse intervention for victims: A randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN35969462

Enrollment

154

Registered

2023-11-22

Start date

2023-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-04

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Conditions

Reducing the severity of elder abuse among victims and improving their physical and psychological health Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

There will be two arms in the randomised controlled trial assigned using simple randomisation: 1. Motivational interviewing (MI) as elder abuse intervention 2. Wait-lis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Community-dwelling older adults 60 years of age and above 2. Living in Hong Kong 3. Able to speak Cantonese or Mandarin 4. Showing signs or symptoms of being in an abusive relationship or situation, as screened by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment 5. Willing to participate in the study and to be assigned to any of the study groups.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who are unable to communicate with the MI facilitator 2. Those who cannot provide informed consent 3. Those receiving intervention services from other service providers during the study period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in the severity of different types of elder abuse in the past month, including physical assault, psychological aggression, financial exploitation, and caregiver neglect, as measured by: 1. Physical Assault subscale of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) 2. Psychological Aggression subscale of the CTS2 3. The Old Adult Financial Exploitation Measure (OAFEM) 4. Three items on caregiver neglect adapted from previous research	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in the severity of different types of elder abuse in the past month, including physical assault, psychological aggression, financial exploitation, and caregiver neglect, as measured by: 1. Physical Assault subscale of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) 2. Psychological Aggression subscale of the CTS2 3. The Old Adult Financial Exploitation Measure (OAFEM) 4. Three items on caregiver neglect adapted from previous research

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in the following variables at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up: 1. Readiness to change measured using the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA) 2. Goal achievement measured using the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) 3. Self-efficacy measured using the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) 4. Subjective physical health measured using the Simple Frailty Questionnaire (FRAIL) 5. Psychological well-being measured using the short-form General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) 6. Social support measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in the following variables at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up: 1. Readiness to change measured using the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA) 2. Goal achievement measured using the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) 3. Self-efficacy measured using the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) 4. Subjective physical health measured using the Simple Frailty Questionnaire (FRAIL) 5. Psychological well-being measured using the short-form General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) 6. Social support measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)

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Countries

Hong Kong

Contacts

Public ContactElsie Yan

elsie.yan@polyu.edu.hk+852 2766 5733

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026