Expert System Intervention--Domestic Violence Offenders

描述（由申请人提供）：男性对女性伴侣的暴力行为构成了一个 对妇女的身心健康构成重大威胁。研究 评估法院授权的家庭暴力治疗方案的有效性 结果令人失望强制治疗的一个主要问题是 它往往是标准化的，“一刀切”，忽视个人 动机水平和改变意愿的差异。我们建议 通过开发和测试跨理论模型（TTM）来个性化服务 根据个人准备阶段制定的干预措施， 暴力在第一阶段，目标是开发一个基于阶段的 计算机管理的多媒体专家系统干预和自助 作为传统殴打者的辅助手段而设计的手册 治疗在第二阶段，目标是完成 干预材料，将其翻译成西班牙语，并评估其效力 在一个随机临床试验中讲英语和西班牙语的家庭暴力 治疗客户将在治疗开始时随机分配到 实验条件（n=350）或对照条件（n=350）。将通过以下方式评估疗效 干预组与对照组治疗次数比较 参加的会议，伙伴报告的累犯，重新逮捕国内 攻击，和几个次要的结果措施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Male-to-female partner violence poses a major threat to the physical and emotional well being of women. Research assessing the efficacy of court-mandated domestic violence treatment programs has yielded disappointing results. A major problem with mandated treatment is that it tends to be standardized and 'one-size-fits-all,' neglecting individual differences in motivation level and readiness to change. We propose to individualize services by developing and testing a Transtheoretical Model (TTM) based intervention tailored to individual stage of readiness to end the violence. In Phase I the objective was to develop a stage-based computer-administered multimedia expert system intervention and self-help manual designed to be administered as an adjunct to traditional batterer treatment. In Phase II, the objective is to complete development of the intervention materials, translate them into Spanish, and assess their efficacy in a randomized clinical trial. English- and Spanish-speaking domestic violence treatment clients will be randomly assigned at treatment intake to the experimental (n=350) or control condition (n=350). Efficacy will be assessed by comparing the intervention and control groups on number of batterer treatment sessions attended, partner reports of recidivism, re-arrests for domestic assault, and several secondary outcome measures.