Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Violence Against Women. 2023 Oct;29(12-13):2418-2438. doi: 10.1177/10778012231188086. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
This interpretive description study explored coping among older women in Ontario experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) during COVID-19. Twelve in-depth interviews with older women found age-related normative beliefs played a role in how older women viewed their lives and how they looked beyond their experiences of IPV. Their roles as caretakers and homemakers influenced their response to IPV, and COVID-19 exacerbated feelings of lost time and loneliness. Coping strategies consisted of social support, including telephone formal services and physical activities. Women expressed a lack of appropriate services and financial limitations as barriers. They identified the need for age-appropriate services that acknowledge their unique experiences.
本阐释性描述研究探讨了安大略省在 COVID-19 期间遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的老年女性的应对方式。对 12 名老年女性的深入访谈发现，与年龄相关的规范信念在老年女性如何看待自己的生活以及如何超越 IPV 经历方面发挥了作用。她们作为照顾者和家庭主妇的角色影响了她们对 IPV 的反应，而 COVID-19 加剧了失去时间和孤独的感觉。应对策略包括社会支持，包括电话正式服务和体育活动。女性表示缺乏适当的服务和经济限制是障碍。她们确定需要提供年龄适宜的服务，承认她们独特的经历。
