Title : Testing the feasibility and effectiveness of face-to-face, online and mobile technology
Abstract:
Introduction: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a pervasive yet preventable social, law enforcement and public health problem. IPVis physical, sexual, psychological, economic abuse and stalking to achieve, maintain and regain coercive control over their intimate partner. If not prevented, IPV will remain a major source of morbidity and mortality in the U. S. and globally. The costs to IPV in terms of survivors’ physical, mental, economic, and social well-being are estimated conservatively to reach 13.6 to 15.6 billion by 2021 with more than 1000 deaths in the U. S. annually.
Purpose: To explore several methods of delivering intervention starting with face-to-face-individual and/or group intervention and educational- with college male and female students before they experience IPV and with women experiencing IPV. We then compared email with face-to-face as a mode of delivering intervention to survivors of IPV. This was followed by text messaging intervention.
Methods: Mixed methods design in data collection and data analysis.
Results: Face-to-face intervention delivered to college students before experiencing IPV was helpful. Further, email intervention to women in IPV was more effective in reducing anxiety, anger and depression than face-to-face delivery. Finally, text messaging to college students was effective in providing knowledge on the signs of a developing IPV in dating relationships.
Implications: Nurses need to provide young and older adults information on developing healthy and safe relationships and to those already in IPV, strategies to break the cycle of violence safely and competently.
