An intervention to increase safety behaviors of abused women: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Nursing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 347-354

  McFarlane, Judith ^a   Malecha, Ann ^a   Gist, Julia ^a   Watson, Kathy ^b   Batten, Elizabeth ^c   Hall, Iva ^a   Smith, Sheila ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Harris County Commissioners Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Intervention; Randomized clinical trial; Safety; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036830751     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200211000-00002     Document Type: Article

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