Feeling powerless: a feeling expressed by caregivers of sexual violence victims

Authors

  • Maria Eduarda Cavadinha Correa Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Liliana Maria Labronici Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Tatiane Herreira Trigueiro Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000300002

Keywords:

sexual violence, professional practice, health personnel, professional-patient relations

Abstract

This phenomenological study aimed to reveal the meaning of providing care to victims of sexual violence. The study was carried out from December 2006 to March 2007 with 12 health professionals. Data were collected through tape-recorded semi-structured interviews, whose analysis followed the phenomenological trajectory. The following theme emerged: Feeling powerless, a feeling expressed by caregivers of sexual violence victims. The feeling of powerlessness is continuously fed by health professionals' daily routines, given the impossibility of solving situations of violence, of problems that emerge from the other's subjectivity, as well as social issues, because these professionals were not trained for that. Thus, it is essential to address the issue both in undergraduate and graduate programs in health and human areas. Institutions should promote continuing education so that these professionals can act properly.

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Published

2009-06-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Feeling powerless: a feeling expressed by caregivers of sexual violence victims. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(3), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000300002