The U.K. national study of abuse and neglect among older people.
This article reports briefly on the first UK prevalence study (undertaken in 2006-7) of the abuse and neglect of older people living in the community. Older people living in the community who reported mistreatment and neglect (2.6 per cent) equate to about 227,000 of the population aged 66 years and over. If figures are broadened to include neighbours and acquaintances, prevalence increases from 2.6 per cent to 4.0 per cent. This article identifies risk factors of loneliness, depression and poor quality of life. It suggests that nurses have a key role in day-to-day clinical practice in enabling older people to report abuse and neglect.
Manthorpe
Jill
J
Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.
Biggs
Simon
S
McCreadie
Claudine
C
Tinker
Anthea
A
Hills
Amy
A
O'Keefe
Madeleine
M
Doyle
Melanie
M
Constantine
Rebecca
R
Scholes
Shaun
S
Erens
Bob
B
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology