Quality of Life among Women Who Exposed to Violence: Adult women Versus Old Women
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: Violence against women can have a myriad of devastating consequences on women's short and long-term health and wellbeing. Along with the immediate physical and emotional impacts of violence, women's overall quality of life adversely affected over an entire lifetime, which can, in turn influence their participation and engagement in various aspects of life and society. Aim: This study aimed to examine the quality of life among women who exposed to violence Research questions: 1-What are the different types of violence among studied women? 2-Does the types of violence affect the age groups of studied women differently? 3-Is there is a relationship between quality of life and age group of women? Methods: descriptive correlational design was used. The study was carried on 120 women who attending the outpatient clinics at EL Menoufia university hospital and Shebin Elkoum Teaching Hospital. Women aged less than 60 years (women aged 20 years and above) and women aged more than 60 years (women from 60 years and above). Data was collected using four instruments: 1-Structured interview schedule 2- Violence against women checklist 3-Consequences violence on women health structured interview questionnaire 4-WHO Quality of life. Results: More than half of the women aged less than 60 years and only 25% of them aged more than 60 years suffered from violence with a statistically significant difference. Moreover, a statistically significant difference was found between violence and quality of life domains in women aged less than 60 years and women aged more than 60 years. Conclusion: The women aged less than 60 years were suffered from violence more than women aged more than 60 years and the quality of life of women who did not suffer from violence is better than women who did. Moreover, women aged more than 60 years have a good perception on rating their quality of life and more satisfied with their health more than women aged less than 60 years. Recommendations: Increasing women's awareness of her issues, problems and legal rights through holding conferences and seminars in mass media. In addition, training programs for wives’ and husbands about the effective communication skills, stress management techniques and problems solving skills.
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Amal M. Gamal, Sabah R. Hussein, Gamila G. Ayoub
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