Pathways to reduced depression: Self-efficacy and family-doctor support mediate counseling outcomes for women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Valpied, Jodie

Friday, March 20, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:35 AM

Room 2 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Jodie Valpied, MEd, The University of Melbourne

Authors:
Isabelle Carr, BSc(Hons), The University of Melbourne
Lorna Jane O'Doherty, PhD, Violence and Interpersonal Aggression special interest group, Coventry University
Kelsey L. Hegarty, MBBS, FRACGP, PhD, The University of Melbourne

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Gain insight into the pathways by which counseling delivered by family-doctors can reduce depression for women experiencing IPV.
Further their understanding of how increased self-efficacy can be facilitated among women who have experienced IPV, and the positive impact this can have on other outcomes.

Description:
This study used path-analysis to assess whether woman-centered counseling delivered by family-doctors trained to respond to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) could increase self-efficacy and support for women who had experienced IPV, and whether these changes could act as mediators in reducing depression for these women. The study was part of a cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted with 55 Australian family-doctors and 272 female patients. Results: Increased perceived doctor support and self-efficacy partially explained reduction in depression for intervention-group women.