Accession Number:

AD1043072

Title:

Addressing the Health Concerns of VA Women with Sexual Trauma

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,30 Sep 2016,29 Sep 2017

Corporate Author:

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence United States

Personal Author(s):

• Zlotnick, Caron

Report Date:

2017-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

Our proposed research will develop and assess a computer-delivered intervention Safety and Health Experiences Program SHE that will provide a screening and brief behavior intervention for women veterans with any lifetime ST. More specifically, the intervention, SHE, will address interrelated health concerns for women veterans with ST i.e., alcohol misuse, IPV, and PTSD. We plan to develop our proposed computer-based intervention with input from our team of investigators as well as information gained in focus groups and informant interviews with women veterans with ST. We will conduct a small trial of SHE with 20 women veterans with lifetime ST to examine if the intervention is acceptable to our population. Finally, we will recruit a sample of 150 women veterans who screen positive for any lifetime ST and have at least one risk factor i.e., IPV, PTSD, or heavy drinking and randomize them to the SHE intervention or to a screen and referral SR condition. We will examine whether SHE compared to SR will result in decreases in the number of risks and increase resource and treatment utilization at the 2-and 4-month follow-up.

Descriptors:

• wounds and injuries
• intervention
• therapeutics
• SEXUAL ASSAULT
• trauma (nervous system)

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Medicine and Medical Research
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE