Sexual Abuse of Older Adults: Preliminary Findings of Cases in Virginia

Teaster, Pamela B.; Roberto, Karen A.; Duke, Joy O.; Kim, Myeonghwan

doi:10.1300/j084v12n03_01

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“…The present study revealed that more than 75% of elderly were neglected by caregiver, consistent with findings of 49% of cases included neglect 28,3 . Caregiver neglect accounts for 13.2% of abuse allegations 29 . 7% of incidents were neglect 30 .…”

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“…Research has also shown that victims of elder abuse have had significantly higher levels of psychological distress and lower perceived self-efficacy than older adults who have not been victimized. 29 In addition, older adults who are victims of violence have additional health care problems than other older adults, including increased bone or joint problems, digestive problems, depression or anxiety, chronic pain, high blood pressure, and heart problems.…”

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Study to Assess the Effect of Counseling on Elder Abuse among Elders and Their Caregivers

Shahbo¹,

Bharathi²,

Daoala³

2014

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confidence: 99%

Study to Assess the Effect of Counseling on Elder Abuse among Elders and Their Caregivers

Shahbo¹,

Bharathi²,

Daoala³

2014

IOSRJNHS

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“…Reveste-se, portanto de importância a tentativa de descrever a situação de maus-tratos contra idosos no município de Camaragibe, Pernambuco, pela oportunidade que propicia a produção de novos conhecimentos e de oferecer subsídios para a formulação de políticas públicas de proteção e promoção à saúde desse grupo populacional de risco. Teaster et al 12 e Roberto e Teaster 13 estudando abuso sexual em 42 idosos evidenciaram que a maioria dos casos de violência sexual contra idosos envolve mulheres, desorientadas em dois de três domínios (tempo, espaço, pessoa), vivendo em asilos, agredidas mais freqüentemente por outros residentes do asilo. Os mesmos autores afirmam que há uma maior tendência de mulheres com dificuldade de deambulação serem vítimas de mais de um tipo de violência sexual do que as mulheres que não precisam de auxílio para deambular.…”

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Maus-tratos contra idosos no município de Camaragibe, Pernambuco

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2006

Rev. Bras. Saude Mater. Infant.

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“…A small number of studies focus on experiences of sexual assault occurring in later life (Lodholz, 2001;Teaster, Duke and Kim, 2000;Holt, 1993;Farris and Gibson, 1992;Osgood and Manetta, 1992;Ramsey-Klawsnik, 1991). The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault discusses elder sexual abuse affecting both men and women without focusing on the plight of older women in particular (Lodholz, 2001).…”

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“…The therapeutic literature on older survivors of violence generally focusses on elder abuse and older women's experiences of domestic violence in old age (McFerran, 2009;Harbison, 2008;Olle, 2005;Mears and Sargent, 2002;Morgan Disney and Associates et al, 2000), along with discussion of elder sexual abuse, that is, sexual abuse occurring in late life (Teaster, Duke, and Kim, 2000;Holt, 1993;Osgood and Manetta, 1992;Ramsey-Klawsnik, 1991). Crisis counselling is mostly advocated for both domestic violence and elder sexual abuse (Herman, 1992, p. 162) It is suggested that working with older sexual violence survivors may differ from working with other older violence survivors, although this is a matter for conjecture in terms of research evidence.…”

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It's never too late. Older women and sexual violence: The search for therapeutic solutions

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This research aims to explore older women's perspectives on the factors contributing to their survival and recovery from sexual assault experiences in earlier life. A sample of older female survivors was recruited from counselling agencies where they had named sexual violence as an issue in their counselling. Drawing on the analysis of the women's perceptions of their experience, the study aims to identify appropriate counselling approaches for supporting survival and recovery for older women who are survivors of sexual assault. It is acknowledged that such approaches would address both the long-term histories and the complexity and severity of related issues that would lead to resolution of outstanding sexual violence issues by old age. The importance of this study lies in the intersection of several areas of experience that rarely appear to have been examined for their interrelationships but are relevant to understanding both the experiences of older survivors and in turn service provision for this group. The most significant reason for women reaching old age with lingering issues appears to be related to the passing of long time periods since their unresolved sexual violence experiences occurred.Accumulating impacts across many years of life tend to culminate in trauma effects which may be challenged by fresh issues related to ageing. Recovery trajectories for these women are complicated by the statistically high rate of revictimization and the accumulated impacts of sexual violence in a number of areas, as well as increasing trauma effects that may result from suppression of memories for many years as a coping mechanism, as they weathered the aftermath of multiple instances of sexual violence. Recovery may have been delayed or old issues retriggered by revictimization and the physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, economic, spiritual and interrelational impacts remaining unresolved in the absence of counselling to appropriately address this issue.In the era of currently older women's youth when they first experienced victimization, the social norms and attitudes regarding sexual matters made it unacceptable to discuss this topic or the 3 related, shame-filled experiences of childhood abuse or adult sexual assault. Their violation frequently remained a secret within the family. Lack of knowledge about this phenomenon meant that women often blamed themselves and did not connect subsequent psychological or emotional issues with childhood experiences or those occurring in their youth. They were effectively silenced about their victimization.Many older survivors have availed themselves of the services of psychiatrists or counsellors many times across life for various issues that these professionals mostly did not recognise as related to earlier sexual violence. Not until the 1980s, when these women were already adults, did specialist sexual assault counselling commence in Australia. Despite this, apparently little knowledge about these services was available from mainstream medical practitioners and ...

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Sexual Abuse of Older Adults: Preliminary Findings of Cases in Virginia

Cited by 51 publications

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Study to Assess the Effect of Counseling on Elder Abuse among Elders and Their Caregivers

Study to Assess the Effect of Counseling on Elder Abuse among Elders and Their Caregivers

Maus-tratos contra idosos no município de Camaragibe, Pernambuco

It's never too late. Older women and sexual violence: The search for therapeutic solutions

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