A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors for elder abuse in Asia.
The number of older victims of domestic violence is expected to increase drastically in Asia as many countries are experiencing rapid population aging. In 2012, 11% of the population in Asia were aged 60 years and over. This is expected to rise to 24% by 2050. This article discusses the unique features of Asian cultures that are relevant to the understanding of elder abuse and summarizes the existing literature looking at the prevalence and risk factors of such abuse in Asian populations.
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong elsieyan@hku.hk.
Elsie
E
Yan
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Ko-Ling
KL
Chan
School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Agnes
A
Tiwari
D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D003469:Culture; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D011640:Public Policy; D012307:Risk Factors
domestic violence; domestic violence and cultural contexts; elder abuse; predicting domestic violence