Women With Physical Disabilities' Experiences of Abuse

描述：身体残疾的妇女在多种情况下有遭受虐待的风险。 复杂的方式。这些人遭受来自许多方面的虐待， 包括但不限于亲密伴侣，护理人员和医疗保健 提供商此外，虐待妇女的性质与身体 残疾经历有时是残疾特有的。尽管 与虐待妇女有关的重大健康风险， 残疾妇女在社会中的比例，以及许多残疾妇女 身体残疾在医学上是脆弱的，缺乏信息， 关于这群妇女复杂的虐待经历的信息。解决 这一文献中的空白，促进妇女的整体健康和安全 建议研究的具体目的是：（1） 描述身体残疾妇女在1998年遭受虐待的经历， 社会背景;（2）描述身体残疾妇女的关注点 和背景意义方面的影响，虐待对他们的 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 因为它发生在身体残疾的女性身上。为了实现这些目标， 拟议的研究将采用关键的解释学设计。这种方法允许 日常生活经历的背景和意义得以显现。三十 来自不同种族背景的身体残疾妇女， 有经验的虐待将被要求参加两个非结构化的个人 采访最初的采访将收集一个生活史，沿着 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， 存在明显矛盾的领域。数据分析将在 以确保共同点和差异都在叙述中 样品进行了检查。NU*DIST，一个定性数据管理软件程序， 将在拟定研究的分析阶段使用。长期 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环境 了解他们的虐待经历。预计这一 理解将促进临床相关， 专门针对这一弱势群体的干预战略 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.