The lived experience of women victims of intimate partner violence

Loke, Alice Yuen; Wan, Mei Lan Emma; Hayter, Mark

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04159.x

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“…Some authors argue that women experiencing more severe violence (involving the use of deadly objects or the fear for one's life) seek more help [91], while others, as demonstrated in our results, do not reveal any sign of the connection between the impact of severity and their help-seeking behaviour [92]. Socio-demographics (including age, education, socioeconomic, and marital status) and psychosocial health have also been shown to influence help-seeking behaviour [91,[93][94][95]. Psychosocial dysfunction associated with IPV may negatively influence a woman's help/health seeking behaviour [94].…”

Section: Help-seeking Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Parys

Deschepper

Roelens

et al. 2017

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background: We aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during and after pregnancy. Methods: Women seeking antenatal care in eleven Belgian hospitals were consecutively invited from June 2010 to October 2012, to participate in a single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) and handed a questionnaire. Participants willing to be interviewed and reporting IPV victimisation were randomised. In the Intervention Group (IG) participants received a referral card with contact details of services providing assistance and tips to increase safety behaviour. Participants in the Control Group (CG) received a "thank you" card. Follow-up data were obtained through telephone interview at an average of 10 months after receipt of the card. Results: At follow-up (n = 189), 66.7% (n = 126) of the participants reported IPV victimisation. Over the study-period, the prevalence of IPV victimisation decreased by 31.4% (P < 0.001), psychosocial health increased significantly (5.4/140, P < 0.001), 23.8% (n = 46/193) of the women sought formal help, 70.5% (n = 136/193) sought informal help, and 31.3% (n = 60/192) took at least one safety measure. We observed no statistically significant differences between the IG and CG, however. Adjusted for psychosocial health at baseline, the perceived helpfulness of the referral card seemed to be larger in the IG. Both the questionnaire and the interview were perceived to be significantly more helpful than the referral card itself (P < 0.001).

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Section: Help-seeking Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Parys

Deschepper

Roelens

et al. 2017

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…The social stigma of divorce in Ghana may be particularly influential in battered women's stay/leave actions because people in Ghana generally have a more enduring attention to the self as an object of other people's attention and social evaluative scrutiny (see Adams, 2005). Similarly, research in an interdependent society of Hong Kong observed that abused women continued to stay in abusive relationships to avoid being looked down upon or socially stigmatized by others in society (Loke et al, 2012). The thought of divorce as a potential act that could incite community evaluation and condemnation appears to keep abused women in violent conjugal relationships in Ghana.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…This is consistent with Rusbult and Martz's (1995) theorization that the size of investment (e.g., number of children) in a relationship could be a significant mediating factor in the leave or stay calculus of victims of partner aggression. A more recent study in Hong Kong also revealed that abused women remained trapped in abusive relationships and endured intimate partner violence for the sake of family completeness and their children (Loke et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The thought of divorce as a potential act that could incite community evaluation and condemnation appears to keep abused women in violent conjugal relationships in Ghana. Given the fact that stigma potentially threatens the identity, social status, general psychological well-being, and physical health of the stigmatized (Eckstein, 2016;Major & O'Brien, 2005), it seems reasonable that victims of spousal violence in Ghana and elsewhere (see Loke et al, 2012) will stay in abusive relationships for fear of post-divorce communal censure and social stigma.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Sociocultural Groundings of Battered Women’s Entrapment in Abusive Marital Relationship in Ghana

Adjei

2017

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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“…L'atteggiamento omertoso è soprattutto legato al timore che eventuali veritiere dichiarazioni portino ad una maggior intrusione dei servizi sanitari e sociali all'interno della propria vita privata, limitandone la privacy (9).…”

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Violenza domestica: quali competenze e conoscenze dell'infermiere in emergenza?

Cremonini¹,

Menghi²,

Mattarozzi³

et al. 2017

Rivista Di Criminologia, Vittimologia E Sicurezza

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Rivista peer reviewed (procedura double-bind) e indicizzata su:Catalogo italiano dei periodici/ACNP, Progetto CNR SOLAR (Scientific Open-access RiassuntoIl fenomeno della violenza domestica e le condotte di approccio a questo problema assumono una particolare rilevanza sia sociale che sanitaria. Lo scopo della ricerca è quello di misurare le conoscenze e le competenze degli infermieri che prestano servizio nelle realtà operative di ED (Emergenza Dipartimento) rispetto alla gestione in urgenza della donna che ha subito violenza domestica. E' stato effettuato uno studio osservazionale trasversale che ha coinvolto gli infermieri del servizio di emergenza intraospedaliera (EDI) e Extraospedaliera (EDE) in tre ambiti territoriali afferenti ad una Azienda Sanitaria del nord Italia. Il campione è di tipo non probabilistico. Il questionario scelto è stato Help-Knowledge and Attitudes of Gender -Based Violence. Si evidenzia un risultato con un range di risposte corrette che vanno dal 72,6% al 99%. La comparazione fra gli infermieri dell'EDE e quelli dell'EDI ha evidenziato una maggiore comprensione del fenomeno dell'IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) da parte di questi ultimi; ciò con molta probabilità può essere dovuto, da un lato, al fatto che i secondi possiedono più strumenti e tempo per riconoscere i segni di maltrattamento, mentre la donna, dall'altro, ha la possibilità di ricercare maggiore empatia, un sostegno psicologico e una guida ai servizi che possano aiutare la propria famiglia. Le correlazioni provano, inoltre, una notevole sensibilità che il personale di ED ha sulle diverse tipologie di maltrattamenti, non solo fisiche, ma anche psicologiche, economiche e sessuali. Con molta probabilità tali conoscenze sono legate all'esperienza sul campo in quanto il 56,6% (n=56) del campione ha un'anzianità di servizio che va dagli 11 ai 30 anni. En outre, les corrélations démontrent que le personnel ED est très conscient des différentes formes de maltraitance, qui ne concernent pas seulement le cadre physique, mais aussi les domaines psychologiques, économiques et sexuels. Il est fort probable que ces connaissances soient liées à leur expérience car 56,6 % des personnes interrogées travaillent dans ce secteur depuis au moins 11 ans. Résumé AbstractThe phenomenon of domestic violence and the different approaches to this are especially important both from a social and health point of view. The aim of the survey is to measure the skills and knowledge of the nurses who work in Emergency

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The lived experience of women victims of intimate partner violence

Abstract: Health professionals should be astute in identifying IPV victims with whom they come into contact at work. They should assess the immediate physical and emotional needs of these women, be empathetic, show acceptance, extend a helping hand and assess home safety before discharge.

Cited by 49 publications

References 29 publications

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Sociocultural Groundings of Battered Women’s Entrapment in Abusive Marital Relationship in Ghana

Violenza domestica: quali competenze e conoscenze dell'infermiere in emergenza?

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