title: Intimate Partner Violence in Late Life: A Case Study of Older Chinese Women.
abstract: Intimate partner violence has long been recognized as a serious public health problem. However, relatively little is known about its occurrence in late life (age 60 or above). A better understanding of this complex phenomenon is needed, partly because of aging populations worldwide and partly because of the necessity to protect vulnerable older people from the harm a violent partner might cause. The current case study aims to illustrate the duality of experience and the dynamics of intimate partner violence of two older Chinese women. It is hoped that the women's accounts may stimulate dialogue on how policy, research, and practice can be directed to protecting vulnerable older adults and reducing intimate partner violence in late life.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China.
authors.forename: Denise Shuk Ting
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China.
authors.forename: Amy Xiao Min
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression; D002681:China; D004552:Elder Abuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse
keywords: coercive control; elder abuse; intimate partner violence; leaving a violent relationship; older women