Note from Iran: Self-reported elder abuse in Qazvin, 2012.
This brief report provides a first look at self-reported instances of elder abuse by a sample of people 60 years and older living in Qazvin, Iran. Six hundred community-dwelling persons, drawn from the registry files of each health center in Qazin, completed questionnaires during April to October 2012. At least 80% of the participants reported experiencing some form of psychological abuse, financial abuse, and/or neglect at least once during a 2-month period. Physical and sexual abuse were rarely reported. Despite a strong Iranian cultural emphasis on respect for elders, the self-reporting of elder abuse, especially psychological abuse, is greater than our expectation. We recommend that health-related policies and programs begin to identify elder abuse and neglect as a first step in prevention.
a Metabolic Diseases Research Center , Qazvin University of Medical Sciences , Qazvin , Iran.
Sonia
S
Oveisi
Rana
R
Karimi
Manoochehr
M
Mahram
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Iran; brief report; elder abuse; financial; neglect; physical; psychological