title: A Trial of Telephone Support Services to Prevent Further Intimate Partner Violence.
abstract: We conducted a randomized-controlled trial of telephone support services (TSS) versus enhanced usual care (EUC) for women who had reported intimate partner violence (IPV) within the past year during a visit to a pediatric emergency department. TSS nurse interventionists identified appropriate referrals to community programs, helped participants by problem-solving barriers to obtaining these local services, and provided social support. Three hundred women, ages 18 years and above were recruited. The TSS and EUC groups did not differ on any outcome variable, including IPV victimization, feelings of chronic vulnerability to a perpetrator, depressive symptoms, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA Jack.Stevens@nationwidechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Scribano
authors.affiliation: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Private Practice Psychologist, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.affiliation: Pacific University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kelleher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013689:Telephone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: intimate partner violence; randomized trial; telephone