title: Health-related quality of life in older age and a risk of being a victim of domestic violence.
abstract: Violence against older people remains a taboo topic in Poland, and is still an under-recognized phenomenon. The aim of this study was to examine the risk of different types of domestic violence in older people in relation to their health-related quality of life as measured by chronic conditions, functional limitations, psychological well-being, depressive symptoms and feelings of social isolation. A cross-sectional study using a standardized questionnaire in a simple random sample of 518 older citizens of Krakow was carried out. A multidimensional logistic regression of data showed that such factors as poor assessment of psychological health, number of chronic conditions, suffering from emotional and social loneliness and lack of social support in everyday life significantly increased the risk of being a victim of domestic violence in older citizens of Krakow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7 A Street, 31-034 Krakow, Poland. Electronic address: mytobias@cyf-kr.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tobiasz-Adamczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7 A Street, 31-034 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brzyski
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sociology, Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7 A Street, 31-034 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzyska
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011788:Quality of Life; D012306:Risk; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Domestic violence; Health-related quality of life; Older victim