PREVALENCE OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE IRANIAN ELDERLY POPULATION
Publish place: 14th iranian annual congress of emergency medicine
Publish Year: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: English
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EMERGENCYMED14_062
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 26 بهمن 1398
Abstract:
Background and Aim : There is no accurate data on the prevalence of elder abuse in Iranunknown and few studies have been done in this area.Methods : This prospective cross-sectional study was performed on 300 old subjects aged over 65years referred to the Emergency Department of three Imam Hossein, Loghman Hakim, and TajrishHospitals in TehranResults : The present study identified three components of emotional neglect, psychological abuseand financial abuse as three important subscales of elder abuse.Conclusion : Since elder abuse can affect the elderly’s mental and physical health, more attentionneeds to be paid to the issue of elder abuse.
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Samaneh Oveissi
Resident of emergency medicine, Shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,Tehran, Iran
Hamidreza Hatamabadi
Hamidreza Hatamabadi, Safety Promotion & Injury Prevention research center, Shahid Beheshti Universityof Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran