The healing after gender-based violence scale (GBV-heal): an instrument to measure recovery progress in women-identifying survivors
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Authors
Sinko, Laura
Schaitkin, Chris
Arnault, Denise Saint
Issue Date
2021-02-22
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Healing , Recovery , Violence Against Women , Domestic Violence , Sexual Assault , Instrument Development , Midwest United States
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Abstract
Current literature has primarily equated gender-based violence recovery with an improvement of physical or mental health symptoms, causing a gap in our understanding of the impact of interventions beyond the amelioration of adverse symptomology. The purpose of this research was to create an instrument to holistically measure gender-based violence recovery based on survivor healing goals. Ethnographic interviews were conducted in women-identifying gender-based violence survivors (ages 18–76) to determine healing domains and develop items using survivor language (n = 56). Focus groups with academic and community experts (n = 12) and cognitive interviews with gender-based violence survivors (n = 12) were conducted to ensure content and face validity, as well as to evaluate acceptability. This yielded a 31-item instrument to measure healing progress on a 5-point Likert scale. The Healing after Gender-based Violence Scale has the potential to highlight survivor strength and growth while more accurately measuring their recovery process based on survivor goals and desires.
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Citation
Sinko L, Schaitkin C, Saint Arnault D. The Healing after Gender-Based Violence Scale (GBV-Heal): An Instrument to Measure Recovery Progress in Women-Identifying Survivors. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. 2021;8. doi:10.1177/2333393621996679
Publisher
Global Qualitative Nursing Research