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Testing an intervention to prevent further abuse to pregnant women
Author(s) -
Parker Barbara,
McFarlane Judith,
Soeken Karen,
Silva Conception,
Reel Sally
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199902)22:1<59::aid-nur7>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , intervention (counseling) , domestic violence , public health , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , medical emergency , nursing
Although violence against women is recognized as a major public health problem, few interventions have been developed to reduce abuse. In this study, 132 pregnant women received three counseling sessions that were designed to reduce further abuse. A comparison group of 67 abused women were offered wallet‐sized cards listing community resources for abuse. Women in both groups were followed at 6 months and 12 months post‐delivery. Using repeated measures MANCOVA with entry scores as a covariate, we found significantly less violence reported by women in the intervention group than by women in the comparison group. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 22: 59–66, 1999.