Women With Physical Disabilities' Experiences of Abuse

描述：身体残疾的妇女在多个方面面临被虐待的风险 和复杂的方式。这些人口经历了来自多个来源的虐待， 包括但不限于亲密伴侣、照顾者和健康护理人员 供应商。此外，虐待妇女的性质与肉体 残疾体验有时是特定于残疾的。尽管 与虐待妇女相关的重大健康风险，脆弱的地位 残疾妇女在社会中的地位，以及许多患有残疾的妇女 身体残疾在医学上是脆弱的，信息匮乏 关于这一妇女群体复杂的虐待经历。致信地址 这一文献中的差距并促进了妇女的整体健康和安全 对于肢体残疾人士，拟议研究的具体目标是：(1) 描述肢体残疾妇女在家庭中遭受虐待的经历 社会背景；(2)描述肢体残疾妇女的关切 以及关于虐待对他们的影响的背景意义 情绪、社交和身体健康；以及(3)建议虐待 预防和结束虐待问题的评估和干预战略 就像它发生在身体残疾的妇女身上一样。为了实现这些目标， 拟议的研究将采用批判性的解释学设计。这种方法允许 让日常生活经历的背景和意义浮出水面。三十 来自不同种族背景的肢体残疾妇女 有经验的虐待将被要求参加两个非结构化的个人 面试。最初的采访将收集一段生活史，以及 虐待经历的细节以及这些经历对每个人的意义 参与者。第二次访谈将跟进新出现的主题、差距和 明显矛盾的领域。对数据的分析将在和 跨叙事，以确保内部的共性和差异 对样品进行了检验。定性数据管理软件程序NU*DIST， 将在拟议研究的分析阶段使用。长期的 这项研究计划的目标是促进妇女的健康和安全 通过提高认识和促进与身体残疾相关的 了解他们的虐待经历。预计这将是 理解将促进临床相关疾病的发展， 专门针对这一弱势群体的干预策略 人口。

DESCRIPTION: Women with physical disabilities are at risk for abuse in multiple and complex ways. This population experiences abuse from many sources, including but not limited to intimate partners, care givers, and health care providers. In addition, the nature of the abuse women with physical disabilities experience is, at times, disability specific. Despite the significant health risks associated with woman abuse, the vulnerable position of women with disabilities in society, and the fact that many women with physical disabilities are medically fragile, there is a paucity of information available about the complex abuse experience of this group of women. To address this gap in the literature and promote the overall health and safety of women with physical disabilities, the specific aims of the proposed study are: (1) to describe women with physical disabilities' lived experiences of abuse in the context of society; (2) to describe women with physical disabilities' concerns and background meanings with regard to the influence of abuse on their emotional, social and physical well-being; and (3) to recommend abuse assessment and intervention strategies to prevent and end the problem of abuse as it occurs among women with physical disabilities. To achieve these aims the proposed study will employ a critical hermeneutic design. This approach allows for the context and meaning of everyday life experiences to emerge. Thirty women with physical disabilities from diverse ethnic backgrounds who have experienced abuse will be asked to participate in two unstructured individual interview. The initial interview will gather a life history, along with the details of abuse experiences and the meaning of these experiences to each participant. Second interviews will follow-up on emerging themes, gaps, and areas of apparent contradiction. Analysis of data will occur both within and across narratives to ensure that both commonalities and differences within the sample are examined. NU*DIST, a qualitative data management software program, will be used during the analysis phase of the proposed study. The long-term goal of this program of research is to promote the health and safety of women with physical disabilities by increasing awareness and promoting a contextual understanding of their abuse experiences. It is anticipated that this understanding will facilitate the development of clinically relevant, intervention strategies specifically targeted for use with this vulnerable population.