Feelings expressed by professionals caring for children and teenagers victims of sexual violence.

Autor:	Conceição MMD; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Escola de Saúde Pública da Bahia Professor Jorge Novis, Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Scholarship holder at the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB), Brazil., Camargo CL; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Enfermagem, Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Scholarship holder at the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil., Whitaker MCO; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Enfermagem, Salvador, BA, Brazil., Silva CTDS; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil., Gomes NP; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil., Rusmando LCS; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Maternidade Climério de Oliveira, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Revista latino-americana de enfermagem [Rev Lat Am Enfermagem] 2024 Aug 19; Vol. 32, pp. e4251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 19 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1590/1518-8345.7157.4251
Abstrakt:	Objective: to describe the feelings expressed by health professionals when caring for child and adolescent victims of sexual violence from the theoretical perspective of Symbolic Interactionism. Method: qualitative research carried out with 30 female health professionals. An instrument was used consisting of closed questions for sociodemographic data and a script with open questions for interviews. The data was organized and analyzed using Nvivo software version 12, according to Bardin's proposal, from the perspective of Symbolic Interactionism in the work of Charles Morris. The project was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: five thematic categories emerged, revealing feelings of empathy, fear, indignation, suffering, and consternation. These feelings remained in the interviewees' memories, making caring for child and adolescent victims of sexual violence a moving and difficult experience that deeply marks the life of the health professional. Conclusion: there is a need to adopt strategies to support the mental health of professionals who work in services that provide general care to children and adolescents, considering that there is a possibility that they will provide care to child and adolescent victims of sexual violence in compliance with pre-existing public policies. Highlights: (1) Feelings stem from individual impressions in line with social interaction. (2) Caring for child and adolescent victims has a negative impact on professionals' emotions. (3) Service managers need to pay attention to the health of professionals who assist victims.
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