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Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Humphreys, JC
Published in: Health care for women international
1995

The phenomenon of battered women's dependent-care (Orem, 1991), that is, their efforts to prevent hazards to the life, health, and well-being of their children, was examined. Open-ended, semi-structured interviews were conducted with mothers (N = 50) at battered women's shelters in a metropolitan area in the Midwest. The women demonstrated deliberate, creative, and diverse dependent-care. Caring action and timing provided the basis for patterns of dependent-care. Health care providers need to recognize these caring actions and consider their value from the perspective of battered women.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Health care for women international

Publication Date

1995

Volume

16

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 20

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Empathy
  • Child Care
  • Child
  • Battered Women
  • Adult
 

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Humphreys, J. C. (1995). Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children. Health Care for Women International, 16(1), 9–20.
Humphreys, J. C. “Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children.Health Care for Women International 16, no. 1 (1995): 9–20.
Humphreys JC. Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children. Health care for women international. 1995;16(1):9–20.
Humphreys, J. C. “Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children.Health Care for Women International, vol. 16, no. 1, 1995, pp. 9–20.
Humphreys JC. Dependent-care by battered women: protecting their children. Health care for women international. 1995;16(1):9–20.

Published In

Health care for women international

Publication Date

1995

Volume

16

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 20

Related Subject Headings

  • Public Health
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Empathy
  • Child Care
  • Child
  • Battered Women
  • Adult