Violence against women and its consequences/Violência contra a mulher e suas consequências

• Published in: Acta paulista de enfermagem Vol. 27; no. 5; p. 458
• Main Authors: Netto, Leônidas de Albuquerque, Moura, Maria Aparecida Vasconcelos, Queiroz, Ana Beatriz Azevedo, Tyrrell, Maria Antonieta Rubio, Bravo, María del Mar Pastor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sao Paulo Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem 01-09-2014
• ISSN: 0103-2100; 1982-0194

The aim of this paper is to analyze the consequences of intimate partner violence, from the perspective of women, as an intervention proposal for nurses in health care. Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research. Theoretical framework supported by Levine's Nursing Theory. Sixteen women who had experienced intimate partner violence participated in the study. The Collective Subject Discourse was used for the analysis. The consequences of violence against women were sleep disorders, improper diet, lack of energy, body aches, bruises, abrasions, panic attacks, sadness, loneliness and low self-esteem, constituting psychoemotional and physical harm. Assaults upon the integrity of women were evidenced, based on Levine's conservational principles, in terms of conservation of energy and conservation of structural, personal and social integrity, where the intervention of the nurse is essential for support, promotion and rehabilitation of women's health.