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abuse of elderly people starostnik – okolje | elderly – environment
Ines Osvald, Anita Štrancar, Bor Zavrl, Andrej Starc
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Elderly people are one of the most vulnerable and endangered
population groups. They are frequently targeted by violence and/or abuse.
This occurs at home, in hospitals, and in nursing homes. The general opinion
is that they are safe at home or they carelessly live in a nursing home. Never-
theless they are most frequently threatened by relatives and people closest to
them. The goal of this article is to present the issue of violence against the el-
derly.
Methods: We used a descriptive research method with a critical review of Slo-
venian and English professional and scientific literature. All articles and litera-
ture were critically read, evaluated and presented. We used the meta-analy-
sis of the data. The review was restricted to studies published between 2007
and 2017.
Results: The violence against elderly people is common and differs whether it
is observed at home or in a nursing home. The victims usually do not defend
themselves and do not seek help. The results also show, that the violence is
not only carried out by relatives and people closest to them but by healthcare
staff as well.
Discussion and conclusions: The abuse against elderly people is present and in
order to act properly in this regards we need the proper skills and knowledge.
Early abuse detection is crucial, however, awareness about it should be raised
amongst the healthcare staff who have the important role.
Keywords: elderly people, age, abuse/violence, victim
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Ines Osvald, Anita Štrancar, Bor Zavrl, Andrej Starc
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Elderly people are one of the most vulnerable and endangered
population groups. They are frequently targeted by violence and/or abuse.
This occurs at home, in hospitals, and in nursing homes. The general opinion
is that they are safe at home or they carelessly live in a nursing home. Never-
theless they are most frequently threatened by relatives and people closest to
them. The goal of this article is to present the issue of violence against the el-
derly.
Methods: We used a descriptive research method with a critical review of Slo-
venian and English professional and scientific literature. All articles and litera-
ture were critically read, evaluated and presented. We used the meta-analy-
sis of the data. The review was restricted to studies published between 2007
and 2017.
Results: The violence against elderly people is common and differs whether it
is observed at home or in a nursing home. The victims usually do not defend
themselves and do not seek help. The results also show, that the violence is
not only carried out by relatives and people closest to them but by healthcare
staff as well.
Discussion and conclusions: The abuse against elderly people is present and in
order to act properly in this regards we need the proper skills and knowledge.
Early abuse detection is crucial, however, awareness about it should be raised
amongst the healthcare staff who have the important role.
Keywords: elderly people, age, abuse/violence, victim
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