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The Effectiveness Of Critical Time Intervention For Abused Women Leaving Women’S Shelters: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Danielle A. M. Lako, Marielle D. Beijersbergen, Irene E. Jonker, Renee De Vet, Daniel B. Herman, Albert M. Van Hemert, Judith R. L. M. Wolf
The Effectiveness Of Critical Time Intervention For Abused Women Leaving Women’S Shelters: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Danielle A. M. Lako, Marielle D. Beijersbergen, Irene E. Jonker, Renee De Vet, Daniel B. Herman, Albert M. Van Hemert, Judith R. L. M. Wolf
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Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of critical time intervention (CTI)—an evidence-based intervention—for abused women transitioning from women’s shelters to community living. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in nine women’s shelters across the Netherlands. 136 women were assigned to CTI (n = 70) or care-as-usual (n = 66). Data were analyzed using intention-to-treat three-level mixed-effects models.
Results: Women in the CTI group had significant fewer symptoms of post-traumatic stress (secondary outcome) (adjusted mean difference - 7.27, 95% CI - 14.31 to - 0.22) and a significant fourfold reduction in unmet care needs (intermediate outcome) (95% CI 0.06–0.94) compared to …