Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Computerized aid improves safety decision process for survivors of intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Eden, Karen B Perrin, Nancy Bloom, Tina Glass, Nancy
Keywords:	Leaving/Staying;Risk assessment;Measurement
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	25 (11), November 2010
Notes:	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. [?2010 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13966
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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