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Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Reconceptualising health and health care for women affected by domestic violence
Other Titles:	Contemporary nurse
Authors:	Tower, Marion Wallis, Marianne Rowe, Jennifer
Year:	2012
Citation:	No 2 Vol.: 42
Notes:	Domestic violence is a major public health issue that influences all aspects of affected women's lives (World Health Organisation, 2010). Women who are subjected to domestic violence seek help from a wide range of professionals within health and social care sectors, and evidence suggests that their experiences tend to be negative. We argue that current approaches are based on responses that are medically informed and provide an alternate lens from which to view women's health care needs. This paper reports on the findings of the second phase of a two-phase study. The first phase of the study reported on women's emerging health needs, efforts to seek help and experiences of seeking healthcare. The second phase examined how nurses constructed the health and health issues of women affected by domestic violence when women presented for health care. This paper brings together the findings of both phases to argue there is a disconnection in women's experiences and needs and how nurses construct needs and deliver care. Biographical disruption is a new lens from which to view women's experiences and is a framework which highlights how women experience significant dislocation of their sense of self as a result of domestic violence
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16530
ISSN:	10376178
Physical description:	Pages 216-225
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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