Machorrinho Joana, Veiga Guida, Marmeleira José, Duarte Santos Graça
Comprehensive Health Research Center, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Department of Sport and Health, School of Health and Human Development, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Health Care Women Int. 2025;46(4):486-506. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2024.2404544. Epub 2024 Sep 18.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a worldwide health problem. IPV impact on women's embodiment remains embedded in their narratives. However, the subjective complexity of victims' embodiment and its impact on healthcare still urges to be understood. We aimed to understand (i) how women victims of IPV experience their bodies and (ii) the impact of IPV in their embodiment. From a thematic analysis of six interviews with women victims, four themes arouse: Living body, Reaction to adversities, Impact of violence and Identity. Participants revealed a tendency to perceive negative bodily sensations, the body as restrictive of their ability to react to illnesses and other adversities, and impacts on health and decision-making processes. We encourage healthcare providers to be responsive to the feelings of physical and psychological exhaustion experienced by victims and highlight the potential of promoting positive bodily experiences in the support given to women.
针对妇女的亲密伴侣暴力是一个全球性的健康问题。亲密伴侣暴力对女性身体的影响仍然体现在她们的叙述中。然而，受害者身体体验的主观复杂性及其对医疗保健的影响仍有待理解。我们旨在了解：（i）亲密伴侣暴力的女性受害者如何体验她们的身体；（ii）亲密伴侣暴力对她们身体体验的影响。通过对六名女性受害者访谈的主题分析，出现了四个主题：活体、对逆境的反应、暴力的影响和身份认同。参与者表现出一种倾向，即感知负面的身体感觉，认为身体限制了她们对疾病和其他逆境做出反应的能力，以及对健康和决策过程的影响。我们鼓励医疗保健提供者对受害者所经历的身体和心理疲惫感做出反应，并强调在为女性提供支持时促进积极身体体验的潜力。
