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Elder abuse in the community
— prevalence and consequences | | Author(s) | Hannie C Comijs, Anne Margriet Pot, Johannes H Smit |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 7, July 1998 |
| Pages | pp 885-888 |
| Keywords | Aggression ; Neglect [care] ; Elder abuse ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The prevalence of chronic verbal aggression, physical aggression, financial mistreatment, and neglect was assessed in a community-based sample of 1797 people living independently in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In a follow-up study one year later, the victims were questioned again about the background and consequences of the abuse. The 1-year prevalence of elder abuse was 5.6%. The prevalence of various types of abuse was: verbal aggression 3.2%; physical aggression 1.2%; financial mistreatment 1.4%; and neglect 0.2%. Most victims reported emotional reactions immediately after the abuse. Seven of 36 victims experienced physical or financial damage as a consequence of the abuse. More than 70% of the victims were able to stop the abuse, either by themselves or with the help of others. This study established the rate of occurrence and the consequences of elder abuse in the Netherlands. Elder abuse is more widely spread if not only close relatives or people with whom the older person lives are considered as possible perpetrators but other familiar and trusted people are considered as well. Intervention should be focused on the roughly 40% of victims who were not able to stop the abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980819007 A |
| Classmark | EPB: QNR: QNT: K4: 3J: 76H |
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