가정폭력 예방 대책 및 간호 중재

Prevention and Nursing Intervention of Abuse in Family Members

Although abuse of women and child abuse incident rate has been high among Korean society, nurses working in the hospitals and community do not have much understanding of abuse of women and child abuse. To improve nurses understanding of abuse of women and child abuse, to prevent family violence and to provide comprehensive nursing care for the family, thorough literature review was done. Violence is rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment. It surrounds us in our society. Results of violent behavior can be seen in large metropolitan areas as well as in small towns and rural populations. It can be seen on the streets, and it is hidden within family situations. What causes the violence so evident in our country today? Various reasons have been explored, ranging from too much violence on television to chemical imbalances in the brain. Another possible explanation is that we learn to become violent through the violent behavior of people around us. The generational aspect of abuse within the family is explained in that way. Frustration can also be considered a possible cause of violence. Anger abounds in our society in individuals who have not been taught ways to control or deal with anger in a nonaggressive fashion. Studies of family violence show the generational aspect of abuse. A majority of batterers (more than 60%) were personally subjected to abuse when they were children. Violence was a way of life in their homes, and in more than 66% of their parents' marriage, violence played a significant role. Several Characteristics may suggest the propensity to violent behavior. Some characteristics are listed that may influence violent behavior between men and women in a close relationship. Abuse of women is severe, deliberate, and repeated physical violence inflicted upon a woman by a man with whom she has or has had on intimate relationship. Violence within a marriage or a close relationship is a problem that cuts across all class, racial, educational, and financial lines. The etiology of child abuse appears to involve an interaction among three factors : personality traits of parents which contribute to abuse proneness, immediate environmental stress, and actual characteristics of the child which make him (or her) vulnerable for scapegoating. To prevent family violence and to provide comprehensive nursing care for those who suffer from the family violence, thorough literature review on the family violence was done. Further research on the cause of family violence and the accessability of nursing care for the victims are needed.