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The impact of psychological abuse on somatic symptoms
— a study of older persons aged 60-84 years | | Author(s) | Joaquim Jorge Fernandes Soares, Eija Viitasara, Gloria Macassa |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 16, no 4, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 213-231 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Mental health [elderly] ; Depression ; Anxiety ; Ill health ; Symptoms ; Europe. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to examine differences in the experience of somatic symptoms by domain (exhaustion, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, heart distress) between psychologically abused and non-abused older people, and to scrutinise associations between abuse and somatic symptoms while considering other factors, such as social support. The design was cross-sectional, and participants were 4,467 men and women aged 60-84 years living in seven European cities. The data were analysed using bivariate/multivariate methods. Psychologically abused participants scored higher on all somatic symptom domains than non-abused, and thus were more affected by the symptoms. The regressions confirmed a positive association between psychological abuse and most somatic symptom domains, but other factors (e.g. depression and/or anxiety) were more salient. Demographics/socio-economics were positively (e.g. marriage/cohabitation) or negatively (e.g. education) associated with somatic symptoms depending on the domain. Social support and family structure `protected' the experience of somatic symptoms. This study focused on psychological abuse only, and did not cover the effects of other abuse types on somatic symptoms. Nevertheless, the findings indicate that psychological abuse is linked to somatic symptoms. The role of other factors (e.g. depression, anxiety, social support) is also important. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626216 A |
| Classmark | QNT: D: ENR: ENP: CH: CT: 74 |
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