RT Journal Article
T1 Women survivors of intimate partner violence talk about using e-health during pregnancy: a focus group study
A1 Fernandez Lopez, Rodrigo
A1 De León de León, Sabina
A1 Martín-de-las-Heras, Stella
A1 Torres Cantero, Juan Carlos
A1 Megías, Jesús L.
A1 Zapata-Calvente, Antonella Ludmila
K1 Embarazadas
K1 Violencia de género
AB Background: Pregnancy is a period of particular vulnerability to experience intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). eHealth strategies have been implemented to identify women exposed to IPVAW and to combat the abuse and empower them, but there is a lack of evidence on the use of these strategies among pregnant women. This work aims to identify the needs, concerns and preferences of survivors about the use of eHealth strategies to counsel and empower pregnant victims of IPVAW in antenatal care.Methods: A focus group of six IPVAW survivors who had been pregnant was conducted and open questions about the use of eHealth strategies were asked. The session was recorded, transcribed and thematically analyzed. We identified three main themes: needs and worries of pregnant women experiencing IPVAW, key aspects of video counseling sessions and usefulness of safety planning apps.Results: Women highlighted the relevant role of healthcare professionals-especially midwives-in the identification of IPVAW and the wellbeing of their children as one of the main concerns. They perceived video counseling and safety planning apps as valuable resources. The preferred contents for a video counseling intervention were awareness-raising of the situation, self-esteem and legal advice. They also proposed safety and pregnant-related aspects that should be taken into account in the design of the video counseling sessions and the safety planning app.Conclusions: Video counseling sessions and safety planning apps are potentially useful tools to counsel and empower women who experience IPVAW during pregnancy. Midwives play a key role in this endeavor.
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28614
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28614
LA eng
NO Fernández López, R., de-León-de-León, S., Martin-de-las-Heras, S. et al. Women survivors of intimate partner violence talk about using e-health during pregnancy: a focus group study. BMC Women's Health 22, 98 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01669-2
NO This work was supported by the European Commission, Horizon 2020 –Research and Innovation Framework Programme (REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2019,Grant Agreement number 881648). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026