Abused Women's Expectations,Experiences Clinical Trial
Official title:
Women Abuse and the Role of the Family Doctor. Testing an Intervention in a Randomised Controlled Trial.
The study tested a training to improve recognition of abused female patients in family
practice.Effect measures of the training were: number of reported cases wherein the doctor
suspected and discussed partner abuse and the number of non-obviuos reasons to suspect
partner abuse.We assumed that following a training would improve the recognition of abused
women.
Secondary to this trial we explored gender differences of family doctors in discussing
partner abuse and we interviewed women recently identified by their family doctor. Medical
histories of recently identified abused women were studied to assess health problems and
health-care utilisation.
| Status | Terminated |
| Enrollment | 0 |
| Est. completion date | November 2004 |
| Est. primary completion date | |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | |
| Gender | Female |
| Age group | 18 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria:women consulting in family practice, age 18 years and older - Exclusion Criteria:we excluded only for the interviews: women who were assessed by their family doctor to be in danger because of the abusive situation, women with a psychiatric condition. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Radboud University Medical Centre | Nijmegen |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Radboud University | Theia Foundation, Zilveren Kruis Achmea |
Netherlands,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | number of reported cases wherein a doctor suspected and discussed partner abuse. | |||
| Secondary | number of cases with non-obvious symptoms wherein a doctor suspected partner abuse. |