Domestic Violence
Conditions
Keywords
women experiencing domestic violence
Brief summary
Intimate partner violence against women is a significant global health problem. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a group intervention based on empowerment theory of Paolo Freire would be effective as a means to reduce the extent and prevent violence among women whose partners were violent toward them.
Detailed description
A randomized controlled trial (N=141) with two control groups (one individual psychotherapeutic treatment and the other a usual care group treatment) was conducted in a violence treatment center in the South of Israel The treatment protocol designed to empower battered women (EBW) was conducted with 12 groups over a period of two years. Assessments were made before, immediately following and at an 8 month follow up following the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEBW group intervention to empower battered women
Sponsors
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Women living in the south, who had approached the center for help as battered women * Could fill out forms in Hebrew * Aged 20 and above
Exclusion criteria
* Age younger than 20 * Not able to fill out forms in Hebrew * Not living in the southern district of Israel
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conflict tactics scale, Posttraumatic stress scale for | — |
| family violence | — |
Outcome results
None listed