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| The UK national study of abuse and neglect among older people | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Simon Biggs, Claudine McCreadie, Anthea Tinker |
| Journal title | Nursing Older People, vol 19, no 8, October 2007 |
| Pages | pp 24-26 |
| Source | http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This article reports briefly on the first UK prevalence study (undertaken in 2006-07) of the abuse and neglect of older people living the community. Older people living in the community who reported mistreatment and neglect (2.6 per cent) equate to about 227,000 of the population aged 66 years and over. If figures are broadened to include neighbours and acquaintances, prevalence increased from 2.6 per cent to 4.0 per cent. This article identifies risk factors of loneliness, depression and poor quality of life. It suggests that nurses have a key role in day-to-day clinical practice in enabling older people to report abuse and neglect. A summary of the survey findings can be downloaded from either the Institute of Gerontology website (www.kcl.ac.uk/gerontology) or the National Centre for Social research website (www.natcen.ac.uk). The full report is available from the National Centre for Social Research, (£15) or can be downloaded from the Comic Relief web site (www.comicrelief.com). (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071024207 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: 3F |
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