@article{ref1,
title="Similar yet unique: the victim's journey after acute sexual assault and the importance of continuity of care",
journal="Scandinavian journal of caring sciences",
year="2019",
author="Hutschemaekers, Giel J. M. and Zijlstra, Elza and de Bree, Chrissy and Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie and Lagro-Janssen, Antoine",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examen the short-term and long-term responses of sexual assault victims who attended a sexual assault centre. <br><br>METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were held with twelve victims of sexual assault who received help from a sexual assault centre. Analyses were done in Atlas.ti. via a process of open, axial and selective coding. <br><br>RESULTS: Shortly after assault, the victims' response was to strike a balance between denial and acknowledgement that the violence was real and not their fault. In the ling term most victims experienced a dynamic recovery process with fluctuating responses. Their social support network played a crucial role in reaching out for professional care. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Shortly after assault sexual violence victims need the violence to be acknowledged by skilful, empathic care providers. In the long term, victims experience vitims experience a dynamic recovery process with fluctuating responses in which continuity of care is of the utmost importance.<br><br>© 2019 Nordic College of Caring Science.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0283-9318",
doi="10.1111/scs.12693",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/scs.12693"
}