| Why abused women do not seek professional help: a qualitative study. | |
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PMID: 23350912 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to gain insight into the process of help seeking of abused women visiting their family physician (FP). SETTING: Family practice in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. METHOD: We used a qualitative method with interviews in a sample of 14 abused women, identified in an earlier cross-sectional survey with the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). This qualitative method with semi-structured interviews was used to obtain information on the process of seeking help. RESULTS: Unawareness of the impact of abuse on themselves and their children, unfamiliarity and negative experiences with professionals and fear for their partner hampers abused women to seek professional help. Our study reveals that abused women need informal support by family and friends to ask for professional support. Current health care does not fit into the needs of abused women during the abuse they want more practical support, after the abuse they need also psychological help. In our study, FPs and mothers pay less attention to the impact of witnessing violence on children. CONCLUSION: When women are unaware of the negative consequences of IPV, the physical and mental well-being of themselves and their children they do not ask for professional support. Abused women view informal support is important in the changing process. FPs should be trained to pay more attention to informal support and be alert to children's well-being. |
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Gert-Jan Prosman; Sylvie H Lo Fo Wong; Antoine L M Lagro-Janssen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-28 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1471-6712 ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Caring Sci Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804206 Medline TA: Scand J Caring Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2013 The Authors Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences © 2013 Nordic College of Caring Science. |
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Department of Primary and Community Care Unit Gender & Women's Health, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. |
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