Elderly Mistreatment from Family Caregivers: The hidden Face of Elderly abuse
| Autor: | nadia mohammed wahba, Omaima Mohamed Elalem, Magda Aly Sayed, Reda Ibrahim El-Mowafy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Family caregivers business.industry health care facilities manpower and services Public health media_common.quotation_subject Vulnerability social sciences humanities Neglect Physical abuse Scale (social sciences) medicine Abandonment (emotional) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Outpatient clinic business General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal. |
| ISSN: | 2682-3799 |
| Popis: | Background: Elder mistreatment is a well-recognized public health issue with complex underlying factors. A shared living arrangement for elderly people may increase the risk for abuse, particularly physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Objective: To assess the elderly mistreatment from family caregivers and their risk factors. Design: a descriptive cross-sectional. Setting: The study was carried out in twelve primary health care centers at Port-Said Governorate, and outpatient clinics for the elderly at Port Said Psychiatric Health Hospital. Participants: Sample was composed of 912 elderly persons, who were selected by the cluster sampling technique. Methods: Three tools were utilized to collect data; firstly socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly and independence scale in daily life activities. Second tool was the Vulnerability abuse screening scale, last one was elder assessment instrument. Results: The neglect was the predominant type of elder mistreatment, followed by abandonment and exploitation, while physical abuse was the least frequent. Conclusion: The results indicated that the neglect was a highly abuse domain among elderly people. Moreover, the elderly who older, dependent, and living with a caregiver are more vulnerable to mistreatment. Recommendations: There was an urgent need for developing a psycho-educational program for caregivers of elderly people about the prevention of elderly mistreatment with qualified and trained psychiatric nurses. |
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