Computerized aid improves safety decision process for survivors of intimate partner violence.
A computerized safety decision aid was developed and tested with Spanish or English-speaking abused women in shelters or domestic violence (DV) support groups (n = 90). The decision aid provides feedback about risk for lethal violence, options for safety, assistance with setting priorities for safety, and a safety plan personalized to the user. Women reported that the decision aid was useful and provided much-needed privacy for making safety decisions. The majority (69%) reported severe to extreme danger in their relationship as scored by Danger Assessment (DA); only 60% reported having made a safety plan. After using the safety decision aid, the women felt more supported in their decision (p = .012) and had less total decisional conflict (p = .014). The study demonstrated that a computerized safety decision aid improved the safety planning process, as demonstrated by reduced decisional conflict after only one use in a sample of abused women.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. nglass1@son.jhmi.edu
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Karen B
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Bloom
Tina
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Perrin
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation; D012449:Safety; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult