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Methodological and ethical challenges in a web-based randomized controlled trial of a domestic violence intervention Laura Tarzia, Jodie Valpied, Jane Koziol-McLain, Nancy Glass and Kelsey Hegarty

By: Tarzia, Laura.
Contributor(s): Koziol-McLain, Jane | Valpied, Jodie | Glass, Nancy | Hegarty, Kelsey.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Journal of Medical Internet Research.Publisher: JMIR Publications, 2017Subject(s): ONLINE TOOLS | ABUSED WOMEN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVALUATION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS | RESEARCH ETHICS | SAFETY PLANNING | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2017, 19(3):e94 (Open access)Summary: The use of Web-based methods to deliver and evaluate interventions is growing in popularity, particularly in a health care context. They have shown particular promise in responding to sensitive or stigmatized issues such as mental health and sexually transmitted infections. In the field of domestic violence (DV), however, the idea of delivering and evaluating interventions via the Web is still relatively new. Little is known about how to successfully navigate several challenges encountered by the researchers while working in this area. This paper uses the case study of I-DECIDE, a Web-based healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing DV, developed in Australia. The I-DECIDE website has recently been evaluated through a randomized controlled trial, and the outline some of the methodological and ethical challenges encountered during recruitment, retention, and evaluation. The authors suggest that with careful consideration of these issues, randomized controlled trials can be safely conducted via the Web in this sensitive area.(From the abstract). Record #5390
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Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2017, 19(3):e94 (Open access)

The use of Web-based methods to deliver and evaluate interventions is growing in popularity, particularly in a health care context. They have shown particular promise in responding to sensitive or stigmatized issues such as mental health and sexually transmitted infections. In the field of domestic violence (DV), however, the idea of delivering and evaluating interventions via the Web is still relatively new. Little is known about how to successfully navigate several challenges encountered by the researchers while working in this area. This paper uses the case study of I-DECIDE, a Web-based healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing DV, developed in Australia. The I-DECIDE website has recently been evaluated through a randomized controlled trial, and the outline some of the methodological and ethical challenges encountered during recruitment, retention, and evaluation. The authors suggest that with careful consideration of these issues, randomized controlled trials can be safely conducted via the Web in this sensitive area.(From the abstract). Record #5390