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| Exploring gender and elder abuse from the perspective of professionals | | Author(s) | Lori Weeks, Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard, Rina Arseneault |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 30, no 2, March-May 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March-May 2018 |
| Pages | pp 127-143 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Professional workers ; Attitude ; Elder abuse ; Older men ; Older women ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The authors conducted an online survey of professionals working working with or for older people in two Canadian provinces (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), to learn about their knowledge of elder abuse from a gender-based perspective. A total of 169 professionals (90% women) completed a survey in either French or English. Five topic areas emerged from the analysis: the influence of gender on the risk of abuse; types of abuse detected; knowledge gaps; capacity to respond to gender-based abuse; and awareness of resources. To gain further insight into these results, the authors conducted three focus groups with 24 professionals. Professionals held relatively little recognition of, or knowledge about, gender related to elder abuse. The results indicate the need to develop educational and awareness raising opportunities for professionals who work with abused older adults in both French and English, to identify and respond to the specific needs of older women and men. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180323227 A |
| Classmark | T7: DP: QNT: BC: BD: 3F: 7S |
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