The effect of solution-focused counseling on violence rate and quality of life of pregnant women at risk of domestic violence: A randomized controlled trial

Domestic violence is considered as one of the most common social problems, which can affect the quality of life of women. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of counseling based on conflict solution on the rate of violence and quality of life of pregnant women at risk of domestic violence. This study was a randomized controlled trial on ۹۰ pregnant women, who had inclusion criteria based on the domestic violence conflict tactics scale (CTS-۲) selected using convenience sampling and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control with a blocked randomization method. Study tool included demographic and reproductive questionnaires CTS- ۲ and short form health survey (SF-۳۶); which completed at baseline and six weeks follow-up in both groups. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the physical (P=۰.۰۰۱), psychological (P=۰.۰۰۱), and sexual violence (P=۰.۰۰۱) in the intervention group compared to the control group at six weeks follow- up. There were significant improvements in negotiation scores in the intervention group (P˂۰.۰۰۱). Moreover, there were significant differences in the quality of life scores (P=۰.۰۰۱) between the two groups at the follow- up period.

Keywords:

domestic violence , solution-focused counseling , quality of life , pregnancy