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http://dx.doi.org/10.14401/KASMED.2017.24.1.46

Clinical Characteristics and Heart Rate Variability of Foreign Domestic Violence Victims in Korea  

Kim, Kyu-Lee (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center)
Choi, Jin-Sook (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center)
Jang, Yong-Lee (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center)
Lee, Hae-Woo (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center)
Sim, Hyun-Bo (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center)
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Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology / v.24, no.1, 2017 , pp. 46-54 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: Domestic violence is related to many psychiatric diseases, such as depression, anxiety disorder, and PTSD. Heart rate variability (HRV) is an index of autonomic control of the heart and is related to cardiovascular and emotional disorders. Although there have been some studies on the effects of domestic violence on women's mental health, relatively little information is available on HRV in this population. The aim of this study is to investigate demographic data, psychological features, and HRV in female victims of domestic violence and difference between Korean and foreign female victims. Methods: A total of 210 female victims of domestic violence (166 Korean women and 44 foreign women) were recruited for this study. Psychological symptoms were measured using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). HRV measures were assessed by time-domain and frequency-domain analyses. Results: The mean score of HAM-A was 13.81, that of HAM-D was 12.92, and that of IES-R was 33.61 ; there were no significant differences between Korean and foreign women in these measures. In HRV time domain analyses, approximate entropy (ApEn) was significantly increased in foreign women compared to the Korean women. The square root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between adjacent NN intervals (RMSSD) was significantly decreased in foreign women compared to Korean women. There were no significant differences in the other HRV variables between Korean and foreign women. Conclusion: Female victims of domestic violence in Korea are associated with depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms. The physiologic factors of a female victim's nationality could be related to higher ApEn and lower RMSSD in foreign female victims. These findings have important implications for future study to study the relationships among ethnic and environmental factors and HRV variables.
Keywords
Domestic violence; Female victim; Foreigner; Heart rate variability;
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