title: Battered women's perceptions of loss and health.
abstract: The article reports a study investigating whether a positive relationship exists between a battered women's perceptions of loss and her perceptions of health. The study further investigated whether a period of time away from the abusive situation would change the battered women's perceptions of loss and her perceptions of health. A convenience sample of 20 women who had experienced battering and abuse and had sought help at a protective shelter was studied. Questionnaires on perception of loss, health response, and demographics were used for the collection of data. The findings indicated that a significant relationship exists between a battered women's perceptions of loss and her perception of health. Perceptions of loss and health were shown to decline after a period of 5 days away from the abusive situation. Additional qualitative data obtained from in-depth interviews were also found to be consistent with the quantitative results and supported the literature documented in this study.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McKinney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors