An Exploratory Study Using Cortisol to Describe the Response of Incarcerated Women IPV Survivors to MAMBRA Intervention

Janette Y. Taylor and Ezra C. Holston

Nursing Research and Practice, 2016, vol. 2016, 1-8

Abstract:

Objective . To determine if incarcerated women survivors of IPV had a physiological response to the Music and Account-Making for Behavioral-Related Adaptation (MAMBRA) intervention, as measured by cortisol levels. Methods . A single-group repeated measures designed exploratory study was used to pilot-test MAMBRA. A convenience sample ( ) was recruited in a Midwestern women’s correctional facility. Serving as their own control, participants provided demographics and pre-/post-MAMBRA salivary samples while attending four MAMBRA sessions. Baseline data were compared to participants’ data collected over the remaining 3 MAMBRA sessions. Data were analyzed with descriptive and univariate statistics with an alpha of .05 and post-hoc power of .65. Results . Participants were predominantly White (52%), single (80%), and early middle-aged ( ), with a history of physical/nonphysical spousal abuse. Using a subsample ( ), salivary cortisol decreased between the pre-/post-MAMBRA over the sessions ( , ). Conclusion . Participants had a physiological response to the MAMBRA intervention as evidenced by the decreased cortisol between the pre-/post-MAMBRA. This is the first step in examining MAMBRA’s clinical utility as an intervention for female IPV survivors. Future longitudinal studies will examine MAMBRA’s effectiveness given this change in cortisol.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1155/2016/7068528

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