Prevalence and associated factors of elder psychological abuse- a cross- sectional screening study, based on a hospitalized community from Poland

Filipska, Karolina; Biercewicz, Monika; Wiśniewski, Adam; Kędziora–Kornatowska, Kornelia; Ślusarz, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104152

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“…This means an increase of over six percentage points. Both the present and past findings indicate that psychological abuse is the most common form of EA [ 9 , 13 ]. On the other hand, Chang et al [ 4 ] noted the occurrence of EA during the COVID-19 pandemic among 21.3% of respondents, an 83.6% increase compared to prevalence estimates prior to the pandemic.…”

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“…The definitions of these variables were: Elder abuse—this research is based on the WHO definition: “a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within a relationship of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person”. The study used 4 main forms of abuse: Psychological abuse—understood as arrogance, vulgarity; blackmail, threats; closing, isolating; insulting, criticizing; mocking; neglect [ 7 , 9 ]; Physical abuse—the most visible, consisting of in inflicting physical pain, injuries, include: jerking, hitting, kicking, pushing, burning (e.g., with a cigarette) and choking [ 7 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]; Sexual abuse—engaging in sexual contact without the consent or with the forced consent of the victim, provoking sexual behaviour against the will and willingness of an elderly person, e.g. rape, unwanted touch, etc.…”

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“…Psychological abuse—understood as arrogance, vulgarity; blackmail, threats; closing, isolating; insulting, criticizing; mocking; neglect [ 7 , 9 ];…”

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“…ADQ was created specifically for the purpose of this study, as no gold standard tool for assessing elder abuse has been published in Poland so far. This tool was developed on the basis of the researcher’s own experience in conducting this type of research and the available literature [ 9 , 10 , 13 , 21 , 22 ]. The reliability of the ADQ was examined by computing internal consistency coefficients.…”

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“…According to WHO, we distinguish five types of EA: physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse, financial and material abuse, abandonment, and neglect [ 7 ]. On the other hand, the most common form of EA is psychological abuse [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. It should be noted, however, that older adult abuse is a global public health problem, and the estimated total prevalence rate is 15.7% [ 10 ].…”

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High Rate of Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19—A Cross Sectional Study of Geriatric and Neurology Clinic Patients

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have caused a sharp increase in the incidence of elder abuse (EA), including as a result of isolation, social distance combined with increased interpersonal stressors. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elder abuse rates and the characteristics of risk factors. A total of 347 patients hospitalized in the Department of Neurology and Department of Geriatrics at University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz were selected as subjects for the analysis. The tools used in the study are: Authors-Designed Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Activities of Daily Living Scale. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, and logistic regression analyses were used. In the studied population, nearly 45% of the elderly were victims of violence. This represents an increase of more than 6 percent compared to the pre-pandemic. The most common type of EA was psychological abuse (72.3%). In the final models, the risk factors include, among others, low income (OR = 3.60, 95% CI = 1.93–6.72), chronic diseases (OR = 2.06, 95% CI = 1.28–3.31), poor relationship with the family (OR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.96–5.43), and moderate and severe depression (OR = 18.29, 95% CI = 10.24–32.69; OR = 18.49, 95% CI = 3.91–87.30, respectively). Moreover, moderate functional impairment 5.52 times more often and severe functional impairment 21.07 times more likely to predispose to EA. People who suffered from COVID-19 are 1.59 times more likely to be victims of EA (95% CI = 1.03–2.46). In this study, we saw significant increases in EA rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Psychological abuse—understood as arrogance, vulgarity; blackmail, threats; closing, isolating; insulting, criticizing; mocking; neglect [ 7 , 9 ];…”

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Chronic disease and elder mistreatment: A meta‐analysis

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Cafferky

Alejandro

2021

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Objective: This meta-analysis investigated the relationships between chronic diseases and different forms of elder mistreatment (physical, emotional, sexual, financial, neglect, or overall abuse).Method: Twelve different chronic disease risk markers linked to elder mistreatment were gathered from 48 studies (yielding 178 effect sizes (ESs) and a combined sample size of n = 390,785), then organized in to four broad chronic disease categories: endocrine disease, heart disease, neurological disease, and other chronic diseases. Data were analyzed with Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software using a random effects approach.Results: Neurological disease (odds ratio [OR] = 1.51), endocrine disease (OR = 1.38), heart disease (OR = 1.17), and other chronic diseases (OR = 1.26) were all significantly associated with elder mistreatments. Neurological disease (OR = 1.51) was found to have a significantly stronger association with elder mistreatment when compared to the heart disease category (OR = 1.17) and the other chronic disease category (OR = 1.26). When specifically investigating emotional abuse, there was a significantly stronger link with neurological disease (OR = 1.48) compared to other chronic diseases (OR = 1.21). Conclusions:This study provides the first meta-analytic benchmarks for understanding the links between chronic disease risk markers and different forms of elder mistreatment. K E Y W O R D S chronic disease, elder abuse, elder mistreatment, meta-analysis Key points� To our knowledge, this study was the first meta-analysis to explore the empirical links between chronic diseases and various forms of older adult victimization.� This meta-analysis found that neurological disease had a significantly stronger association with elder mistreatment compared to other chronic diseases.� The authors of this study suggest that future research should investigate whether older adults experience potentially more frequent or more severe mistreatment in relation to the progressive nature of their chronic diseases.

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Satisfaction with the quality of nursing care among older adults during acute hospitalization in Ghana

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The increase in global life expectancy from 67 years to 72 years between 2000 and 2016 has resulted in a growing proportion of older adults across the globe (Ailshire & Crimmins, 2011;Cho et al., 2013;UNDESAPD, 2015; WHO, 2019). Nearly every country in the world is experiencing growth in the number and proportion of older adults in their population. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of people aged 65 or older will grow from an estimated 524 million in 2010 to nearly 1.5 billion by 2050 (WHO, 2011).As a result of differences in sociodemographic characteristics, the WHO (2002) sets 60 years or older as the benchmark for defining old age in low-and middle-income countries and 65 years and over for populations in high-income countries.Although life expectancy in Africa is relatively low, projections are that the proportion of older adults in the continent will increase from 8%-19% by the year 2050 (United Nations, 2002). The population of older adults in Ghana (7%) is also expected to increase in the coming decades as a result of increasing life expectancy in the country (Ghana Statistical Service, 2013;Kwankye, 2013). Similar to many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana does not have social support and aged care systems for older adults (WHO, 2017). Most older adults in Ghana depend on traditional extended family structures for social protection and care (Kwankye, 2013; WHO, 2017).

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Prevalence and associated factors of elder psychological abuse- a cross- sectional screening study, based on a hospitalized community from Poland

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References 23 publications

High Rate of Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19—A Cross Sectional Study of Geriatric and Neurology Clinic Patients

High Rate of Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19—A Cross Sectional Study of Geriatric and Neurology Clinic Patients

Chronic disease and elder mistreatment: A meta‐analysis

Satisfaction with the quality of nursing care among older adults during acute hospitalization in Ghana

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