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- Title
Similar yet unique: the victim's journey after acute sexual assault and the importance of continuity of care.
- Authors
Hutschemaekers, Giel J. M.; Zijlstra, Elza; Bree, Chrissy; Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie; Lagro‐Janssen, Antoine
- Abstract
Objective: To examen the short‐term and long‐term responses of sexual assault victims who attended a sexual assault centre. 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. 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. 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.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; CONTINUUM of care; CONVALESCENCE; DENIAL (Psychology); HEALTH services accessibility; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; SEX crimes; SOCIAL networks; PSYCHOLOGY of crime victims; QUALITATIVE research; JUDGMENT sampling; EMPIRICAL research; SOCIAL support; THEMATIC analysis; DATA analysis software; MEDICAL coding
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2019, Vol 33, Issue 4, p949
- ISSN
0283-9318
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/scs.12693