Ambiente familiar, comportamento e qualidade de vida em crianças vítimas de violência doméstica atendidas pelo CREAS

Abstract

Domestic violence against children has been increasingly recognized as a social and public health problem, as it affects their physical and mental health, resulting in damages to their well-being and quality of life. The aim o f the study was to analyze the family environment, the history of psychosocial risk, behavior and perception of quality of life in children victims of domestic violence, assisted by the Specialized Reference Center for Social Assistance (CREAS). This is a quantitative-qualitative study. Eight families with children between 5 and 12 years old, of both sexes, accompanied by CREAS between the period of 2015 and 2016 participated in the study. For the data collection, the CREAS registration forms were consulted in order to obtain information on To the history of psychosocial vulnerability, the type of domestic violence and the adverse conditions associated with the family context. The Rutter A2 Infant Behavior Scale (ECI) was applied to the parents and the Children's Quality of Life Assessment Scale (AUQEI). The results revealed that the families served experience precarious living conditions, such as unemployment, low income, use of psychoactive substances by parents and their involvement with the law. Of the eight children evaluated, five presented indicators suggestive of behavioral and emotional problems, such as complaints of headaches and restless behavior. Four children presented deficits regarding selfperception about quality of life, and the most affected dimension was autonomy.The data made it possible to understand that domestic violence in children is associated with adverse conditions in the family context and in the behavioral and quality of life of children. It is concluded that programs are needed that seek the effective implementation of policies to combat violence, in order to guarantee a work based on health promotion practices and actions, considering the specificities of each social group, aiming at the empowerment of families in situations of vulnerability.