An Evaluation of the "Treatment Group Model for Abused Women" in Shelters in Hong Kong

NCT03050580 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UW12-557
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 122
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is cluster randomized control trial, that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment group model for abused women in enhancing their self-esteem and reducing the level of depression, in three shelters for abused women of Po Leung Kuk (a social service organization in Hong Kong). It is hypothesized that subjects in the Treatment Group would report significant improvement in self-esteem, social support, quality of life; reduction in the level of depression, symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at 3 months after service delivery.

Conditions

Abused Women

Keywords

Abused women; treatment group; family violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes of self-esteem from baseline to 3 months

  Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect; feeling of powerlessness. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) will be used to measure the self-esteem of the participants. This is a 10-item Likert-type scale on a 4-point scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The scores for the 10 items are then summed; the higher the score, the higher the participant's self-esteem.

  Baseline; 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Basic demographics data questionnaire

  Baseline

• Social support

  Baseline; 3 months

• Level of depression

  Baseline; 3 months

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms

  Baseline; 3 months

• Quality of life

  Baseline; 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Self-esteem enhancement group

EXPERIMENTAL

The self-esteem enhancement group service for abused women will receive a six-session program for recognizing strengths and resources through group activities and sharing.

Behavioral: self-esteem enhancement group

Standard care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The shelter standard care for abused women includes residential accommodations, emotional support, legal, housing and financial advice and referral service.

Behavioral: Standard care for abused women

Interventions

self-esteem enhancement group BEHAVIORAL

Subjects in the treatment group will join a six-session treatment for recognizing their strengths and resources through group activities and sharing. Each session is 1.5-2 hours long, and all sessions are designed for 4-8 abused women. The activities are designed and led with an aim to improve their self-esteem, general health, as well as to reduce the level of depression. This service is provided by registered social workers.

Also known as: experimental/treatment group

Self-esteem enhancement group

Standard care for abused women BEHAVIORAL

The shelter standard care and services will be provided to the abused women in one randomized shelter. Besides, standard care in shelters includes residential accommodations, emotional support, legal, housing and financial advice and referrals will be given to survivors who reported being abused.

Also known as: control group

Standard care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Abused women of family violence aged 18 or older
• Receiving services from shelters of Po Leung Kuk

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to communicate (possible reasons: dialects used by targets but not understandable by interviewers; mentally challenged)
• Unable to give consent to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Standard of Care; Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Anna Choi, PhD

  annachoi@socwork.hku.hk

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2017
• First Posted: February 13, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2014
• Study Completion: June 30, 2015
• Last Updated: February 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-02