Naslov
The impact of socio-demographic characteristics and health status of older persons on the occurrence of elder abuse and neglect in institutional settings

Autori
Marijana, Neuberg ; Goran, Kozina ; Tomislav, Meštrović ; Rosana, Ribić

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
CHALLENGES OF SOCIETY

Urednik/ci
Robert, Celec

Izdavač
Verlag Dr. Kovač

Grad
Hamburg

Godina
2018

Raspon stranica
253-293

ISBN
978-3-8300-9776-1

ISSN
0945-487X

Ključne riječi
neglect, elder abuse, nurses, risk factors

Sažetak
Neglect is the failure to care for a person in a manner which would avoid harm and pain, or the failure to react to a situation which may be harmful. Neglect may or may not be intentional. Abuse is the misuse of power, trust, control and/or authority. Older people in institutional settings are more vulnerable due to their dependency on professionals for care and the care environment. Risk factors for elder abuse include mental illness, disability, dependency on financial support, cognitive impairment, lack of family, etc. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is an association between specific socio-demographic characteristics and health status of an older person and elder abuse and neglect in institutional settings. A survey was conducted of 245 residents living in nursing facilities in Varaždin and Međimurje County or cared for in General Hospital Varaždin extended care units in Novi Marof and Klenovnik. Taking of personal belongings of residents was more often noted by the respondents with higher education level. A positive correlation was found between most of diagnosed diseases and the frequency of abuse incidents involving unnecessary restraining of residents, screaming at residents in anger, taking their jewellery, money or clothes, touching residents in an inappropriate way and encouraging them to participate in inappropriate conversation. Negative correlations referred to mobility, i.e. significant correlation was found between reduced mobility and ignoring residents and withholding feeding assistance. Further research is needed into the quality of care of the most vulnerable groups of older people, i.e. individuals with intellectual disabilities, dementia, and impaired consciousness

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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