Care Provided to Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence From the Perspective of Health Professionals.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a recurring phenomenon in society and can have important repercussions for the lives and health of women worldwide. Even in this alarming global scenario, many health workers still have difficulties approaching IPV with women and providing care for the victims of this type of violence. Given this context, this qualitative study aims at understanding how primary health care professionals provide care for women victims of violence by intimate partners. In view of the methodology design proposed in the Grounded Theory, data collection took place through theoretical sampling. Data collection was carried out in 22 institutions offering primary health care, with 31 female workers from different professional categories being interviewed individually and in depth, including physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, and social workers. The results show that, in order to overcome the difficulties encountered in caring for victims of IPV, primary health care workers have been developing strategies for the care of these women. These strategies include identification of such cases through questions about the woman's intimate relationship, by establishing a bond with the victim so that she feels welcomed, and through articulation with other team professionals to propose expanded health care. The interventions carried out by these professionals include meeting the demands of women in the health institution where they work, referral to other services in the network, if necessary, and notification of IPV cases to epidemiological surveillance. Based on this understanding of the care offered by the professionals to women who are victims of IPV in primary health care, the research aims at contributing to the sensitization of professionals working in health institutions regarding the identification of signs that raise suspicion of IPV, as well as at addressing such cases in a way to fully meet these women's needs.

Enfrentamento do luto por perda familiar pela covid-19: estratégias de curto e longo prazo / Afrontamiento del duelo por pérdida familiar debido a covid-19: estrategias de corto y largo plazo / Coping with mourning for family loss due to covid-19: short and long-term strategies

Resumo Objetivo: conhecer as estratégias que podem auxiliar pessoas enlutadas pela morte de familiares pela covid-19 a lidarem com a perda. Metodologia: revisão narrativa realizada na plataforma PubCovid-19 por meio dos descritores "death" "bereavement", "grief" e "mourning". Foram incluídos dez artigos. Resultados: as estratégias encontradas dizem respeito à adoção de chamadas telefônicas, à gravação de áudios, à elaboração de cartas e à seleção das fotos, as quais são classificadas como imediatas e de longo prazo, focadas no cuidado com a saúde mental, a qual pode ser afetada pela depressão e pelos distúrbios psicológicos. Conclusões: urge que sejam criados programas de aconselhamento que ofereçam, aos parentes dos falecidos pela covid-19, um atendimento holístico, humanizado, contínuo, com foco na saúde mental.

Resumen Objetivo: conocer las estrategias que pueden ayudar a las personas en duelo por la muerte de miembro de la familia por la covid-19 para afrontar la pérdida. Metodología: revisión narrativa realizada en la plataforma PubCovid-19 por medio de los descriptores "death; "mourning"; "Covid-19"; "coping strategies". Se incluyeron diez artículos. Resultados: las estrategias encontradas se relacionan con la adopción de llamadas telefónicas, grabación de audios, cartas y fotos, las que se clasifican como inmediatas y a largo plazo centradas en la atención de la salud mental, la que puede ser afectada por la depresión y los trastornos psicológicos. Conclusiones: es urgente la creación de programas de asesoramiento para los familiares de los fallecidos por la covid-19, con el fin de ofrecer una atención integral, humanizada y continua, con un enfoque en la salud mental.

Abstract Objective: To explore the strategies that can help individuals mourning a family member's death from Covid-19 to cope with the loss. Method: We carried out a narrative review on the PubCovid-19 platform using the descriptors "death," "mourning," "Covid-19," and "coping strategies." Ten articles were included. Results: The strategies found are phone calls, audio recording, letters, and photos, classified as immediate and long-term. These strategies are focused on mental health, which can be adversely affected by depression and psychological disorders. Conclusions: Creating counseling programs for the relatives of those who died from Covid-19 is urgent. They must offer comprehensive, humanized, and continuous mental health care.

Percepção de enfermeiras obstétricas acerca da violência obstétrica / Perception of nurse midwives on obstetric violence / Percepción de enfermeras obstetrices acerca de la violencia obstétrica

Objetivo: conhecer a percepção de enfermeiras obstétricas acerca da violência obstétrica. Método: estudo exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa, realizada com 19 enfermeiras que atuavam no Centro Obstétrico, Pré-parto, Parto e Pós-partode um hospital de referência materno-infantil da cidade de Belém, Pará, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por entrevista semiestruturada, nos meses de abril e maio 2016, e submetidos à técnica de análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: as enfermeiras obstétricas percebem que a violência obstétrica se apresenta de diversas formas; entretanto, não reconhecem determinadas práticas como uma violação. Além disso, reconhecem que a falta de conhecimento da parturiente é um elemento de vulnerabilização em relação à violência obstétrica,despontando para as repercussões do fenômeno à vida da mulher. Considerações Finais: O estudo revelou as percepções das enfermeiras vislumbrando a necessidade de estratégias preventivas à ocorrência do fenômeno da violência obstétrica (AU).

Objective: to get to know the perception of nurse midwives on obstetric violence. Method: this is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach performed with 19 nurses working at the obstetric, labor, delivery and postpartum center of a maternal- newborn reference hospital in the city of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. Data were collected through a semistructured interview in the months of April and May 2016, and submitted to the thematic content analysis technique. Results: nurse midwives notice that obstetric violence occurs in different ways; however, they do not recognize certain practices as a violation. In addition, they admit that lack of knowledge by the parturient is an element that makes them more vulnerable toward obstetric violence, showing the repercussions of the phenomenon to women's life. Final Considerations: the study revealed nurses' perceptions, showing the need for strategies to prevent obstetric violence (AU).

Objetivo: conocer la percepción de enfermeras obstetrices acerca de la violencia obstétrica. Método: estudio exploratorio con abordaje cualitativo, realizado con 19 enfermeras actuantes en el Centro Obstétrico Preparto y Posparto de un hospital Maternoinfantil de referencia de la ciudad de Belém, Pará, Brasil. Datos recolectados mediante entrevista semiestructurada, en los meses de abril y mayo de 2016, sometidos a la técnica de análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: las enfermeras obstetrices perciben que la violencia obstétrica se presenta de diversas formas; sin embargo, no reconocen a determinadas prácticas como una violación. Además, aceptan que el desconocimiento de la parturienta es un factor de vulnerabilidad en relación a la violencia obstétrica, dando lugar a repercusiones del fenómeno en la vida de la mujer. Consideraciones finales: el estudio reveló las percepciones de las enfermeras considerando la necesidad de estrategias preventivas a la ocurrencia del fenómeno de la violencia obstétrica (AU).