Importance: Despite the high prevalence and serious consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV), there is a dearth of interventions that have scientific support for addressing this serious public health issue. Objectives: We will investigate the acceptability, safety, efficacy, and cost of a theoretically-based Telephone Care ? Management (TCM) intervention to prevent further IPV. We expect that the majority of ? approached individuals will agree to participate in the study, complete the intervention, ? and report no adverse events. We expect that intervention recipients will have less ? recent IPV and greater perceived health relative to control group recipients and that ? these positive outcomes will be mediated by social support and effectiveness in ? obtaining community resources. Study Design: We will conduct a randomized ? controlled trial in which half of the participants will receive TCM while the remaining half ? will receive the control condition--Enhanced Usual Care (UC+). Setting: TCM and UC+ ? will be delivered through registered nurses at Columbus Children's Hospital emergency ? department, which is considered a primary care setting according to this CDC ? announcement. Participants: Three hundred women who report IPV through touch ? screen computers in this emergency department will participate. One hundred fifty ? women will be in each study condition (TCM and UC+). Intervention: In the former ? condition, an emergency department nurse will educate caregivers about the impact of ? IPV, provide referral assistance, and problem-solve common barriers to receiving ? advocacy services. In the latter condition, a nurse will telephone caregivers only to ? monitor the physical health of the child after the emergency room visit and discuss non- ? IPV injury risks in the home. Outcome measures: Participants will complete the ? following standardized questionnaires at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months: the Revised ? Conflict Tactics Scale-2 (IPV), the Short Form-12 (perceived health), Social Provisions ? Scale (social support), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale ? (depressive symptoms). Participants will also answer questions regarding intervention ? safety and utilization of community resources. The study team will carefully monitor ? treatment fidelity through audio recordings of TCM and UC+ sessions. ? ? ?
| Stevens, Jack; Scribano, Philip V; Marshall, Jessica et al. (2015) A Trial of Telephone Support Services to Prevent Further Intimate Partner Violence. Violence Against Women 21:1528-47 |
| Scribano, Philip V; Stevens, Jack; Marshall, Jessica et al. (2011) Feasibility of computerized screening for intimate partner violence in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care 27:710-6 |
