title: Invalidation: a central process underlying maltreatment of women with disabilities.
abstract: Recent qualitative studies indicate that maltreatment of women with disabilities by health care providers is a serious quality of care issue. To begin to address this problem, we conducted a secondary analysis of data derived from three qualitative studies of abuse of women with disabilities. Findings identified Invalidation as a central process underlying maltreatment. Invalidation was characterized by health care providers Taking Over care, Discounting, Objectifying, and Hurting women with disabilities during health care encounters. These findings highlight the need to educate health care providers about social and interpersonal aspects of disability and address the problem of Invalidation in health care settings.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing, Portland, OR, 97201-3098, USA. phillide@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Dena
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hassouneh-Phillips
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McNeff
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Curry
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*