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A pilot study on the abuse of elderly people with dementia in Turkey
Author(s)	Nesrin Asti, Nese Erdem
Journal title	The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 8, no 4, December 2006
Pages	pp 13-19
Source	Website: http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Dementia ; Informal care ; Stress ; Pilot ; Turkey.
Annotation	Turkey faces many problems with its rapidly ageing population. Physical and emotional problems may increase with advancing age; for example, dementia can lead to biopsychosocial problems of patients, as well as stress and burnout of caregivers. Older people with dementia who have complex care needs appear to be especially at risk of abuse and neglect. Research into elder abuse in Turkey has shown that abuse has been found to occur in low proportions: physical abuse 1.5%, financial abuse 2.5%, and psychological abuse or neglect 3.5%. The pilot study described was conducted with 40 patients aged 60+ who had dementia and who were admitted to the Outpatient Unit of Geriatric Medicine of the University of Mugla, together with 40 caregiver members of a patient's family. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070131233 A
Classmark	QNT: EA: P6: QNH: 4UC: 7GB
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