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Intervention for Abused Chinese Immigrant Women

NCT ID: NCT01503138

Last Updated: 2014-12-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a purpose-built intervention in improving the mental health of abused Mainland Chinese immigrant women in a community in Hong Kong.

Detailed Description

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Depression is one of the most common mental health sequelae of Intimate partner violence. Not only does depression have an adverse effect on abused women's health and well-being, it also reduces their capacity to cope with the abuse by limiting their ability to perform self-care, meet work requirement, maintain independence, establish relationships, and access social support. Previously, the ability of abused women to take care of themselves was found to be a protective factor for depression. In order to enhance abused women's self-care, advocacy interventions have been developed to help them make sense of the abusive situation, identify potential solutions, and achieve their goals. Also, immigration status was shown to be significantly associated with a higher level of depressive symptoms among the abused women. The findings are important as they point to the need for further research to develop and evaluate culturally congruent interventions to meet the needs of abused Mainland Chinese immigrant women in Hong Kong. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a purpose-built intervention to address the unmet needs of Mainland Chinese immigrant women survivors of Intimate partner violence and to assess its effect on the mental health of the women.

Conditions

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Mental Health Wellness 1 Domestic Violence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Purpose-built intervention

A purpose-built intervention consists of: (i) Empowerment; (ii) Parenting workshops; and (iii) Telephone social support and Peer support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Purpose-built intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A purpose-built intervention consists of: (i) Empowerment; (ii) Parenting workshops; and (iii) Telephone social support and Peer support.

Standard community health education program

The community health education programme consists of two group sessions with one on the topic of osteoporosis and one on dietary therapy based on the concepts of Chinese medicine.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Purpose-built intervention

A purpose-built intervention consists of: (i) Empowerment; (ii) Parenting workshops; and (iii) Telephone social support and Peer support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Mainland Chinese immigrant women,
* 18 years of age or older,
* holding a one-way or two-way permit,
* have settled in Hong Kong with their intimate partners for less than seven years,
* have at least one child under 18 years of age,
* residing in the Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan or Tsing Yi districts, and
* assessed to be abused by an intimate partner, based on the Abuse Assessment Screen.

Exclusion Criteria

* participated in our positive parenting program or advocacy intervention previously, or
* will not be in Hong Kong during the intervention/standard health education program or the follow-up telephone interview, or
* is abused by someone who is not her intimate partner, or
* is unable to communicate in Cantonese or Putonghua.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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TIWARI, Agnes

Professor and Head

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Agnes Tiwari, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Locations

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HKSKH Lady MacLehose Center

Hong Kong, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Golding JM. Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for mental disorders: a meta-analysis. J Fam Viol 1999; 14: 99-132.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Kendall-Tackett KA. Inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome as sequelae of violence against women: the role of depression, hostility, and sleep disturbance. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Apr;8(2):117-26. doi: 10.1177/1524838007301161.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17545569 (View on PubMed)

Constantino RE, Sekula LK, Rabin B, Stone C. Negative life experiences, depression, and immune function in abused and nonabused women. Biol Res Nurs. 2000 Jan;1(3):190-8. doi: 10.1177/109980040000100304.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11232214 (View on PubMed)

Brush LD. Battering, traumatic stress, and welfare-to-work transition. Violence Against Women 2000; 6:1039-1065.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

O'Brien SM. Staying alive: a client with chronic mental illness in an environment of domestic violence. Holist Nurs Pract. 2002 Apr;16(3):16-23. doi: 10.1097/00004650-200204000-00006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11913224 (View on PubMed)

Carlson BE, McNutt L, Choi DY, Rose IM. Intimate partner abuse and mental health: The role of social support and other protective factors. Violence Against Women 2002; 8: 720-745.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Campbell JC, Kub J, Belknap RA, Templin TN. Predictors of depression in battered women. Violence Against Women 1997; 3: 271-93. PMID: 12349116

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C, Wuest J, Merritt-Gray M. Intimate partner violence and nursing practice. In Humphreys J, Campbell JC, eds. Family violence and nursing practice (2nd ed). New York: Springer 2010; 115-154.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Wong JY, Tiwari A, Fong DY, Humphreys J, Bullock L. Depression among women experiencing intimate partner violence in a Chinese community. Nurs Res. 2011 Jan-Feb;60(1):58-65. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3182002a7c.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21127447 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UW 11-051

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id