Kvinnor med erfarenhet av våld i nära relation och deras upplevelse av hälso- och sjukvård : En litteraturstudie

Sammanfattning: Introduction: Within all societies there are women being exposed to intimate partner violence. These experiences can have an impact on these women’s health and cause them to seeking help in connection with the ill health or injuries that stem from this violence. The interpersonal meeting experienced in the encounter with the health care system, and in many cases, with a nurse, can therefore be of importance for how the women experience the care given and lead to physical and psychological relief.  Aim: To explore how women exposed to intimate partner violence experience encounters within health care.  Method: A literature review based on ten qualitative articles. Thematic data analysis was used to analyze the findings.  Result: The result of the study showed that there is room for improvement of knowledge for health care professionals. The interpersonal relationship between the help seeking woman and health care professional is of importance for the experience of health care. The encounter with the health care professionals could create fear and for some women reinforce traumatic memories. The result made it evident that validation, understanding, time for conversation and offering counseling was of importance for the women.  Conclusion: There is room for improvement of knowledge for health care professionals.  The interpersonal relationship between the help seeking woman and health care professional, in many cases a nurse, is of importance for the experience of the health care. Healing could be achieved through aspects of the interpersonal relationship between health care professionals and the women, if the conditions are favorable.