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Women’s experience of receiving care during acute consultation after a sexual assault

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The researchers in this study aimed to explore patients' lived experience of care in the acute phase following a sexual assault using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Interviews were conducted with thirteen women who had experienced a consultation at a sexual assault center. Three essential themes described their experiences of care: the meaning of being met with recognition and security, being given time to tell their story, and the striving between denial and acceptance of bodily reactions after the assault. Our findings have implications for the quality of care in any setting in the acute phase after a sexual assault.

Source: Health Care For Women International

DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2025.2514717

Authors: Siri Haugan, Cecilie Therese Hagemann, Kjersti Alsaker, Marianne Kjelsvik

Institutions: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, St Olav's University Hospital, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Høgskolen i Bergen

Language: English

Topic: Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4411365317

FWCI: 3.799

Cites: 61

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10