Occupational Therapy for Adults Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Conditions

• Domestic Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - 70 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Health and coping skills — BEHAVIORAL
  An occupational therapist and occupational therapy graduate capstone student will lead in-person sessions. Subjects will participate in an occupational therapy program that meets 2x/week x 4 weeks for eight sessions. Topics will include sleep hygiene, physical activity, healthy cooking, self-management, coping skills, self-esteem, mindfulness, and goal setting. Subjects will receive education as well as actively engage in activities related to the topic. Subjects will be provided with a personal journal to complete homework involving reflections on the topics discussed in the sessions.

Study Details

The purpose of this graduate student research study is to understand the effectiveness of an occupational therapy program in a domestic violence shelter. It is expected that participation will last about 6 weeks. Subjects will complete pretests involving lifestyle assessments and a coping scale and then participate in 8 occupational therapy sessions during the 4 weeks of program implementation. The occupational therapy sessions will last approximately 90 minutes. After the program is completed, subjects will complete the posttests. Procedures and Activities. You will be asked to: Complete a series of questionnaires about your health, well-being, and daily activities. Participate in 8 OT sessions that may include activities such as journaling, positive self-talk, coping skills methods, and grounding exercises. Complete the posttests.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 3, 2025

Status verified

Jul 2025

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2026

Completion

Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Health and coping skills
  Subjects will complete an 8-item occupational therapy lifestyle medicine checklist at each session. The subjects will participate in eight sessions receiving education on health topics of sleep hygiene, physical activity, healthy cooking, self-management, coping skills, self-esteem, mindfulness, and goal setting.

Primary Outcome Measure

Improvement in Healthy Lifestyle [ Time Frame: Change between baseline assessment at initial enrollment and completion of Session 8 at 8 weeks post-enrollment. ]

Central Contacts

• Heather Javaherian, OTD
  9095584628
  [email protected]
• Leticia Guerrero, BA
  909-558-4628
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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