Citation

Jonker IE, Jansen CC, Christians MG, Wolf JR. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(4): 465-480.

Affiliation

Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214528580

PMID

24686124

Abstract

We conducted a concept mapping exercise to gain insight into the perspectives held by abused women and professionals with regard to appropriate care in Dutch women's shelters. Three brainstorming sessions generated 92 statements that were then rated by 56 clients and 51 professionals. A total of 11 clusters were identified. The three most important clusters were "help with finding a safe house if necessary," "safety and suitable care for the children," and "a personalized, respectful approach." The most important statement was "take women seriously and treat them with respect." The mapping exercise identified key practice-based elements of intervention that should better accommodate the needs of shelter-based abused women. We have used these elements in developing a new intervention for shelter-based abused women in the Netherlands.

Language: en