Impacto da violência na saúde de famílias em Fortaleza, Ceará

Abstract

The study describes the impact of the violence on the quality of life of the families, which were attended at the Relatives and Friends Violence Victims Association (ARFVV) in Fortaleza, Ceará State. The case study was accomplished among five mothers that were involved in a NGO on the battle against the violence. The semi-structured interview, the participation at the institution's meetings and the documental research were the data collecting techniques, being these last ones, submitted to the thematic analysis and discussed according to the literature and Letters of Health Promotion. The impacts caused by the violence comprise the physical, emotional and social family's health, cause changes on behavior between the members, and lead to the increasing of smoking, drinking, social isolation and exacerbate revolt feelings, vengeance and pessimism. The NGO's work has been important to support the families on the conflicts overcoming, health familiar restoration, redeeming the self-expectation, the hope on the justice and social mobility. The health of families' victims from violence is affected on the biological, emotional and social aspects, favoring the process of sickness. These have appealed to the support from NGOs to transform the 'victim condition' - violence hostage to the 'responsible citizenship' - guardians of peace on the battle against the urban violence.

Repercussões do homicídio em famílias das vítimas: uma revisão da literatura

“…In a national study, Vieira et al 23 also noted an increased use of alcohol, tobacco and even drugs by family members in an attempt to min-imize pain and suffering caused by the violent loss. This strategy, however, has proven to be very harmful to the extent that it affects the health and increases tension in the household.…”

“…In addition to the emotional shock, various health problems were observed in relatives of homicide victims. Literature indicates symptoms such as hypertension, diabetes, weight loss, obesity, anorexia, insomnia, memory loss, stress, phobias, thyroid disorders, gastric and cardiac problems and even simple physiological changes (such as tachycardia) 23,25,26 . Therefore, such serious health consequences severely affect the quality of life of those close to the victims.…”

“…National studies 23,24 have found that adolescents tend to be more nervous and restless before the loss by homicide situation, with a behavior that varies between fear and courage, experienced in an exacerbated way before borderline situations. Dalbosco 24 says that teenage family members deal with suffering with an impulse to act and take action, resulting in violent behaviors driven by the desire for revenge, quest for justice and suffering relief.…”

Família e violência: resquícios da cultura patriarcal (Family and violence: remains of a patriarchal culture)

“…Perder um ente querido, seja por um acidente de trânsito ou por um homicídio, pode ter um impacto muito alto na família, o que pode refl etir na saúde de seus membros e na deterioração de suas relações, como foi demonstrado no estudo de Vieira et al (2009).…”

Sentidos associados à violência para idosos e profissionais

“…Essa violência vem se transformando em um fator negativo para a sociedade e é um dos principais desafios para a saúde pública. 6,7 Segundo definição da Organização Mundial da Saúde -OMS, as violências são caracterizadas pelo uso intencional da força física ou do poder, real ou em ameaça, con-tra si próprio, contra outra pessoa, ou contra um grupo ou comunidade que possa resultar em ou tenha alta probabilidade de resultar em morte, lesão, dano psicológico, problemas de desenvolvimento ou privação.…”