A theory-based primary healthcare intervention for abused women: The intervention for health enhancement after leaving (iHEAL)

Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn

Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:20 AM-10:40 AM

Yerba Buena Salon 7 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, RN, PhD, University of Western Ontario

Authors:
Colleen Varcoe, RN, BSN, MEd, MSN, PhD, University of British Columbia
Marilyn Merritt-Gray, RN, MN, University of New Brunswick.
Judith Wuest, RN, PhD, University of New Brunswick.

Presentation Format:
Poster

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the theoretical underpinnings, goals, assumptions, principles and structure Intervention for Health Enhancement after Leaving (iHEAL).
2. Articulate the complexities in developing and testing complex community-based interventions to address the health impacts of intimate partner violence on diverse groups of women living in differently resourced communities.
3. Explain challenges and strategies for modifying the iHEAL intervention diverse populations, particularly for Aboriginal women.

Description:
In developing complex community-based interventions, exploratory studies are essential to assess feasibility in differently resourced contexts, understand how interventions work, and determine preliminary effectiveness. For the Intervention for Health Enhancement after Leaving (iHEAL) an abusive partner, two such exploratory studies using a repeated measures design (pre-intervention, post-intervention, 6 months later) and qualitative description of the study process are underway. We address the study findings and implications for further development and testing of the iHEAL with diverse populations, particularly Aboriginal women.