Introduction: Knowing the experience of abuse, contextual determinants
that led to the rupture of the situation and attempts to
build a more harmonious future, it is essential to work sensitivities
and better understand victims of domestic violence.
Objectives: To understand the suffering of women victims of violence.
Methods: This is an intentional sample of 21 women who were at
shelter home or in the community. The data were collected by in-
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terviews, guided by a script organized into four themes. The interviews
were conducted with audio record, the permission of the
participants were fully passed the text and analyzed as two different
corpuses, depending on the context in which they occurred.
The analysis was conducted using the ALCESTE computer program.
The study obtained a favorable opinion of the Committee on Health
and Welfare of the University of Évora.
Results: From the irst sample analysis emerged ive classes. The
association of the words gave the meaning of each class that we
have appointed as Class 1 - Precipitating Events; Class 2 - Experience
of abuse; Class 3 - Two feet in the present and looking into
the future; Class 4 - The present and learning from the experience
of abuse; and Class 5 - Violence in general. From the analysis of
the sample in the community four classes emerged that we have
appointed as Class 1 - Violence in general; Class 2 - Precipitating
Events; Class 3 - abuse of experience; and class 4 - Support in the
process.
Conclusions: Women who are at shelter home have this experience
of violence and its entire context a lot are very focused on their
experiences and the future is distant and unclear. Women in the
community have a more comprehensive view of the phenomenon
of violence as a whole, they can decentralize to their personal experiences
and recognize the importance of support in the future
construction process
