Özçakar Nilgün, Yeşiltepe Gözde, Karaman Gökçe, Ergönen Akça Toprak
Department of Family Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2016 May;40:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2016.01.023. Epub 2016 Jan 27.
Many victims of domestic violence do not seek recourse to the needed medical and legal services. The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties faced by and experiences of female survivors of domestic violence during their medical and legal proceedings.
We designed our study using a qualitative approach to understand the experiences of survivors during the legal process as well as their feelings and attitudes towards domestic violence through in-depth interviews. The data obtained from the participants were analyzed and synthesized using a thematic analysis procedure.
Most of our participants reported different types of domestic violence, citing feelings of fear and loneliness during these experiences. They reported feeling dissatisfied with their complaints being ignored by the police and the perpetrators remaining unpunished. They complained of the complex procedures and negligence of staff in health-care centers such as hospitals, and they reported being shifted to several different places.
We believe that an assessment of such female survivors in terms of specific standards set by specialists will help make improvements to the legal process. Education programs should be organized for professionals dealing with survivors of domestic violence. Special health-care services with fast proceedings must be established in health-care centers.
许多家庭暴力受害者并未寻求所需的医疗和法律服务。本研究的目的是确定家庭暴力女性幸存者在医疗和法律程序中所面临的困难及经历。
我们采用定性研究方法设计本研究，通过深入访谈了解幸存者在法律程序中的经历以及他们对家庭暴力的感受和态度。使用主题分析程序对从参与者那里获得的数据进行分析和综合。
我们的大多数参与者报告了不同类型的家庭暴力，称在这些经历中感到恐惧和孤独。他们表示对警方忽视其投诉以及施暴者未受惩罚感到不满。他们抱怨医院等医疗保健中心程序复杂且工作人员疏忽，还称被转到了几个不同的地方。
我们认为，按照专家设定的特定标准对这类女性幸存者进行评估将有助于改进法律程序。应为处理家庭暴力幸存者的专业人员组织教育项目。医疗保健中心必须设立程序快捷的特殊医疗服务。
