期刊
JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY & WOMENS HEALTH
卷 53, 期 6, 页码 538-546出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.07.004
关键词
domestic violence; women's health; intimate partner violence; posttraumatic stress disorder
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资金
- National Institutes for Nursing Research and Child Health and Human Development [5 R01 NR009286]
This correlational-predictive study addresses the associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and physical health and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, including: 1) detailed physical health symptoms reported and health care sought by women in intimate abusive relationships. 2) relationships between physical health symptoms, IPV, and PTSD, and 3) unique predictors of physical health symptoms. An ethnically diverse sample of 157 abused women was recruited from crisis shelters and the community. The women averaged almost 34 years of age and had been in the abusive relationship for slightly more than 5 years. The women experienced physical health symptoms falling into 4 groups: neuromuscular, stress, sleep, and gynecologic symptoms. Women experiencing more severe IPV reported more physical health and PTSD symptomatology. PTSD avoidance and threats of violence or risk of homicide uniquely predicted physical health. More than 75% of the women had sought treatment froth a health care professional in the previous 9 months. Implications for practice are discussed. J Midwifery Womens Health 2008;53:538-546 (C) 2008 by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
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