نتایج جستجو برای: elder abuse
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Introduction and purpose: Number of elderly population is increasing and according to WHO estimation, this number rise up to 22% in 2050. Elderly are prone to several challenges such as elder abuse due to aging population. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate nurses' perception of elder abuse in the city of Tehran. Materials and Methods: This Cross-sectional study was conducted by conv...
Edited by Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD, RN Elder abuse is a problem that occurs across all settings and is encountered by all health care providers and others not in the health care field. Elder abuse is “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person” (World H...
This is an important contribution to the growing debate about the practicalities of dealing with elder abuse. As a lawyer and a council member of Action on Elder Abuse, I find it difficult to explain that the law of England and Wales does not recognise any specific concept of Elder Abuse, but that the law nonetheless does provide redress and remedies which it may be appropriate upon occasion to...
Context Elder abuse is a major challenge in contemporary societies. Community based studies indicate a prevalence range between 2% and 18.4% in older people with mental capacity. This figure rises substantially in the older people suffering from dementia. This study by Dong and Simon identifies that older people with suspected or confirmed elder abuse are at a greater risk of hospitalisation, e...
Objectives: Elder abuse is one or the major social health problems in communities. It has significant effects on decreasing the health and security among this subgroup of population. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of elder abuse and its related factors in the elderly of Gonabad in 2020. Methods & Materials: The present cross-sectional study was perfor...
The results of the first national incidence study of noninstitutionalized elder abuse and neglect in the United States are reviewed, as well as underlying causes of abusive relationships involving the elderly. It is estimated that approximately 1% to 2% of elders living in their own homes became abused in the United States during 1996, physically, emotionally, sexually, and/or financially. The ...
WHY: Elder abuse and neglect is a serious and prevalent problem that is estimated to affect 700,000 to 1.2 million older adults annually in this country. Only one in ten cases of elder abuse and neglect are reported and there is a serious underreporting by clinical professionals, likely due to the lack of appropriate screening instruments. Abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment are action...
BACKGROUND No previous studies have considered elder abuse in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the proportion of home care workers and older people receiving care in a Romanian home care service who correctly identified elder abuse in a vignette, and who had detected elder abuse at work. METHODS In 2009, care workers and clients of a non-government home care organization serving four are...
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