Intervention for Abused Chinese Immigrant Women

NCT01503138 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UW 11-051
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1; Domestic Violence

Keywords

Intimate Partner Violence; Depressive Symptoms; Intervention; Randomized Controlled Trial; Mainland Chinese; Immigrants; Women

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in depressive symptoms at 6-month post-intervention

  The Beck Depression Inventory version II is used to assess depressive symptoms at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change from baseline in parenting stress at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention

• Change from baseline in perceptions of social support at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention

• Change from baseline in health-related quality of life at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention

• Change from baseline in intimate partner violence at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention

• Change from baseline in safety behaviors at 6-month post-intervention

  Baseline and 6-month post-intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Purpose-built intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Behavioral: Purpose-built intervention

Standard community health education program

NO INTERVENTION

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.

Interventions

Purpose-built intervention BEHAVIORAL

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

Purpose-built intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Mainland Chinese immigrant women,
• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

HKSKH Lady MacLehose Center

Hong Kong, China

Location

Related Publications (9)

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

  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.

  PMID: 17545569 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 11232214 BACKGROUND

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

  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.

  PMID: 11913224 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  BACKGROUND

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

  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.

  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.

  PMID: 21127447 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Agnes Tiwari, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and Head

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 30, 2011
• First Posted: January 2, 2012
• Study Start: December 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2014
• Study Completion: March 1, 2014
• Last Updated: December 3, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-12

Locations

CN (1)