ERIC Number: EJ899698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
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Computerized Aid Improves Safety Decision Process for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Glass, Nancy; Eden, Karen B.; Bloom, Tina; Perrin, Nancy
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v25 n11 p1947-1964 Nov 2010
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 = 0.012) and had less total decisional conflict (p = 0.014). 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. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family Violence, Females, Safety, Conflict, Computer Assisted Instruction, Spanish Speaking, English, Emergency Shelters, Decision Making, Feedback (Response), At Risk Persons, Decision Support Systems, Program Effectiveness, Racial Differences, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Whites, American Indians, Marital Status, Divorce, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
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