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Violence across the lifespan
— interconnections among forms of abuse as described by marginalized Canadian elders and their care-givers | | Author(s) | Christine A Walsh, Jenny Ploeg, Lynne Lohfeld |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 37, no 3, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 491-514 |
| Source | http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Family care ; Family relationships ; Life span ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Elder abuse is recognised as a major problem, with profound effects on older people's health and quality of life. In our ageing population, elder abuse represents an escalating clinical issue for social workers and health care professionals who provide care for older people. A major gap in our examination of elder abuse is the potential contribution and application of knowledge developed within research derived from other forms of family violence. This paper explores the interconnections between various forms of violence across the lifespan, and the experiences voiced by marginalised older people and their care providers. The authors interviewed 77 rarely consulted older people and 43 formal and informal caregivers in focus groups in Ontario and Alberta, Canada. Study findings revealed four major themes that describe interconnections between types of abuse: intergenerational cycles of abuse; violence across the lifespan; exposure to multiple sub-types of elder abuse; and ongoing spouse abuse that shifted into elder abuse. The results for this study indicate that victims often 'suffer in silence', and that cultural factors, ageism and gender are ubiquitous to elder abuse. Recommendations to reduce elder abuse include education, formal and informal support, and services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070614206 A |
| Classmark | QNT: P6:SJ: DS:SJ: BG6: 3F: 7S |
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