Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

Korean Society of public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회)
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Experience of Violence and Health Status of Battered Women in Shelters

쉼터 입소여성의 배우자에 의한 폭력 피해 실태와 건강 상태

  • Kim, Yeon-Hee (Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, So-Ya-Ja (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yoo, Il-Yong (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
  • Ahn, Yang-Heui (Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • 김연희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 김소야자 (연세대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 유일영 (연세대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 안양희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 간호학과)
  • Published : 2008.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: To identify the experience of violence and physical and psychiatric health in women residing in shelters. Method: A descriptive correlation research design was employed. The participants were 116 women living in shelters who consented to participate in this study. The women lived in one of 23 of the 48 shelters registered with the Ministry of Gender and Equality(2004). Their experience of violence was measured using the Conflict Tactics Scale II revised by the Ministry of Gender and Equality and their health status using the Cornell Medical Index revised by Nam(1965). Analysis included descriptive statistics, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The results confirmed the women in shelters to have been exposed to severe physical, psychological and sexual violence from their spouses, which had led to serious problems in their musculoskeletal system and also depression. There was a significant relationship between the experience of violence and health status. Conclusion: Future research is needed to develop programs to improve the situations of these women.

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