Domestic violence: possibilities and limitations in coping

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Angelina Lettiere²  Ana Márcia Spanó Nakano¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto SP ,Brazil

关键词: Domestic Violence;    Women’s Health;    Social Support;    Violência Doméstica;    Saúde da Mulher;    Apoio Social;    Violencia Doméstica;    Salud de la Mujer;    Apoyo Social;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000600020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This qualitative study assesses how women, in situations of domestic violence and examined at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, deal with this adversity and identifies protection strategies to cope with it, considering the support required and obtained from their relational and institutional environments. Ten women were interviewed and the data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Search for help primarily occurs in the women’s social milieu, with family and friends and health and legal services being sought. In such a quest, established bonds may either become an obstacle to coping and make these women vulnerable to violence or protect and strengthen them during coping. In the identification of these women’s social and health needs, the aggravating circumstances of violence are only superficially addressed by professionals. New strategies to implement professional actions should be devised in order to provide integral and humanized care.

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