An apple a day won't keep the violence away : listening to what pregnant women living in intimate partner violence say about their health

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Debbie F.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorKulig, Judith Celene
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-19T19:21:10Z
dc.date.available2011-08-19T19:21:10Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxi, 153 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractResearchers have provided evidence that living in intimate partner violence while pregnant negatively impacts the health of both the women and their unborn children. The purpose of this narrative study was twofold, first to gain understanding of the meaning of health as described by pregnant women who lived in intimate partner violence, and second to gain strategies for health care professionals. Six purposefully selected women participated in two interviews. The data were arranged under five themes: loss of body health, loss of mind health, loss of spirit health, coping with loss of body, mind and spirit health, and advice for health care professionals. The results revealed that these women’s health was negatively affected by living in intimate partner violence while pregnant. Universal screening, coalition building, further research, changes in health care policies, and changes in nursing education and practice are needed to properly address this serious health issue.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2514
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, c2009en_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence -- Health aspectsen_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence -- Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectPregnant women -- Abuse ofen_US
dc.subjectPregnant women -- Violence againsten_US
dc.subjectAbused women -- Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectAbusive menen_US
dc.subjectPsychologically abused women -- Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectNursing assessmenten_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleAn apple a day won't keep the violence away : listening to what pregnant women living in intimate partner violence say about their healthen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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