The research is based on purposive sampling and the participants were women who had stayed in the Women's Shelter for over 28 days during the period from January 2009 to December 2013.
Markmiðsúrtak var notað og voru þátttakendur konur sem dvöldu í Kvennaathvarfinu lengur en 28 daga á tímabilinu janúar 2009 til og með desember 2013.