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| UK Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People | | Corporate Author | King's College London; National Centre for Social Research - NatCen |
| Publisher | National Centre for Social Research - NatCen, London, June 2007 |
| Pages | unnumbered (Research Findings) |
| Source | National Centre for Social Research, 35 Northampton Square, London EC1V 0AX. Contact: Sue Johnson for further information, or email : info@natcen.ac.uk http://www.natcen.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Elder abuse and neglect (mistreatment) are increasingly acknowledged as a social problem in the UK and internationally, but there has been an absence of any sound data on the extent of this in the UK. This lack of evidence prompted Comic Relief and the Department of Health (DH) to fund a survey to provide nationally representative prevalence estimates of elder abuse and neglect in the community. These research findings outline the survey's methodology and main results. Overall, 2.8% of people aged 66+ living in private households (including sheltered housing) reported experiencing mistreatment involving a family member, friend or care worker during the past year. This equates to about 227000 people aged 66+ in the UK. Using broader definitions to include neighbours and acquaintances, prevalence increases to 4% (324000 aged 66+). The survey covers five types of mistreatment: neglect; financial abuse; psychological abuse; physical abuse; and sexual abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070613201 P |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: 3F* |
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