Davies J, Harris M, Roberts G, Mannion J, McCosker H, Anderson D
School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs. 1996 Mar;5(1):20-31.
This paper reports on a qualitative study of community health workers from a predominantly rural based region in Queensland. The purpose of this study was to determine the community health worker barriers to identification, assessment and intervention on the issue of violence against women. The qualitative research method comprised five structured focus group interviews with 28 community health workers using open-ended questions to explore their perceptions. Analysis of the focus group data revealed that community health workers expressed reluctance to become involved in cases of violence against women. The reasons they provided are grouped under three main themes: barriers to identification; barriers to assessment; and barriers to intervention. Training programs offered to rural community health workers need to be aware of the barriers to identifying, assessing and intervening in cases of violence against women that are highlighted by this study. Further studies are needed to assess the wider relevance of these findings to other groups of community health workers in rural and non-rural settings.
本文报告了一项针对昆士兰州一个主要为农村地区的社区卫生工作者的定性研究。本研究的目的是确定社区卫生工作者在识别、评估和干预针对妇女的暴力问题上所面临的障碍。定性研究方法包括对28名社区卫生工作者进行五次结构化焦点小组访谈，使用开放式问题来探究他们的看法。对焦点小组数据的分析表明，社区卫生工作者表示不愿介入针对妇女的暴力案件。他们给出的原因归纳为三个主要主题：识别障碍；评估障碍；以及干预障碍。提供给农村社区卫生工作者的培训项目需要意识到本研究所强调的在识别、评估和干预针对妇女的暴力案件方面的障碍。还需要进一步研究来评估这些发现对农村和非农村地区其他社区卫生工作者群体的更广泛相关性。
