Table 2 Secondary outcome measures
Outcome | Measure | Description | Hypothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety and depression | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | To determine levels of experienced anxiety and depression symptoms [35,36,37]. | Participants in the intervention group will show a lower mean depression score and a lower mean anxiety score than the comparison group. |
Awareness | Contemplation Ladder (modified version; original by Biener & Abrams [38]) | To measure awareness of abuse from 0 to 10 based on how ready the woman is to make changes to her situation. | Participants in the intervention group will show a higher mean score on awareness than the comparison group. |
Perceived social support | Medical Outcomes Survey – Social Support (MOS-SS5) | The questions concern the access to support of women to persons in their life [39, 40]. | Participants in the intervention group will show a higher mean score on perceived social support than the comparison group. |
Fear of partner | Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | To measure the current level of fear of their (ex-) partner from 0 to 10. | Participants in the intervention group will show a lower mean fearfulness score than the comparison group. |
Perceived website support | Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | To measure how supported the participant feels by the website from 0 to 10. | Participants in the intervention group will show a higher mean score on perceived website support than the comparison group. |