TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Health education needs of intimate partner violence survivors: perspectives from female survivors and social service providers
JO  - Public health nursing
A1  - Ferranti, Dina
A1  - Lorenzo, Dalia
A1  - Munoz-Rojas, Derby
A1  - González-Guarda, Rosa M.
SP  - 118
EP  - 125
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To explore the health education needs and learning preferences of female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors in a social service agency located in South Florida, United States. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: An exploratory two-phase sequential mixed-methods study was completed through semistructured interviews with social service providers (n = 10), followed by a survey with predominately female IPV survivors (n = 122, 98.4%). MEASURES: Data obtained from interviews with social service providers were analyzed through conventional thematic content analysis. Data from interviews were used in developing a health survey completed by IPV survivors and analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and t tests. <br><br>RESULTS: Three themes emerged from interviews including multidimensional health needs, navigating barriers to health care, and self-improvement specific to survivors of intimate partner violence. Survey results indicated that depression and self-esteem were the health education needs of highest priority. Demographic characteristics, including age and language use, were significantly associated to preferred methods of learning, p < .05. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: IPV survivors present with various health education needs. Current study findings can inform public health nurses in developing interventions or health-based programs for female IPV survivors in social service agency settings.<br><br>© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0737-1209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12374
ID  - ref1
ER  -