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| Powerlessness and abuse and neglect of older adults | | Author(s) | Daphne Nahmiash |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 14, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 21-48 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Family care ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This is a Canadian qualitative study which considers the interacting relationship between the environmental context of care giving and abuse and neglect of older adults. These are examined through a thematic content analysis of risk factors identified in 16 in-depth interviews of abused and neglected victims and two of their abusers. The interviews provide a portrait of their past and present situations, their roles and relationships, and the process through which the interviewees move into their described process of powerlessness. This study demonstrates that violence is produced by complex interacting systems and significant events, that impact on the life courses of some older adults and some care givers, leading them into powerless positions and resulting in abuse and neglect. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040512201 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: P6:SJ: 3DP: 7S |
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