A Study on Discussion of a Revision of the Elderly Welfare Act: Focused on the Elderly Abuse

법과정책 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-297
Author(s):  
Gyu-Won Chang ◽  
김종호 ◽  
박호현
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Abuse

scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Influencing Elderly Abuse: A Descriptive Study of Jureli Village, Bakaiya

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Keshab Prasad Timalsina
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
Policies And Programs

The elderly abuse in a family is one of the most challenging problems in a society. The present study aims to assess the prevalence of elderly abuse in the family environment of JureliTole of Bakaiya Rural Municipality. The study also presents various risk factors that influence the prevalence of Elderly abuse. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 103 elders taken from household survey by using census method. The data were collected through a face-to-face structured interview schedule. The descriptive and regression analysis of the collected data showed that the prevalence of elderly abuse was 46.6% in the study population. This study measured significant association (p<0.05) of overall abuse against the elder with only two socio-demographic variables (literacy status and health status) among the variables (gender, age groups, living with or without spouse, literacy status, health status, dependency status, and income level). The results showed that the elders with/without spouse had the highest odds ratio to be abused (2.19 times) followed by gender (1.64 times), and health status (1.25 times). Although this study found lower prevalence than many previous studies, it is still significant and needs to be prevented. Based on the study, it can be said that living without a spouse, with poor health, and being female are the major predictive descriptors for elderly abuse.The policies and programs are needed for the prevention of elderly abuse which may require collective action from social, health and justice sectors. 

Elderly Abuse in Turkey

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
I. Icelli
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
High Speed ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
At Home

In Turkey, in the families who moved from rural settlements into city, the young peoples go to work and the grand parents take care of the little children at home. When the grand parents become old, there will be no one who can take care of them. This situation shows two solutions: to move back to their native environment or to be settled in a nursing home. If they have no where to go, these nursing homes are their only chance.The private nursing and caring homes, from the point of quality, are not in the same equality. The low-quality institutions are more familiar to the abuse. The residents of these institutions expect kindness, affection and warmth, but they never receive these expectations.A new kind of elderly abuse in Turkey is the Automatic Transfer Machines thefts. On the paydays the thief comes next to the machine, offers help to the elderly who came to take his retirement salary from the machine; the thief takes the ATM card, put in the hole, ask the password, enter it and take the money and run with a high speed. The poor old person looks after.There are no criminal codes yet which cover the elderly abuse in Turkey. Those kinds of incidents are taken as ordinary police incidents. The administration is now in preparation of a new program and a new regulation.

Elder abuse in Poland

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 840-840
Author(s):  
J. Leszek
Keyword(s):  
Elder Abuse ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
List Type ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Demographic Aging ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Developed Nations

Poland is a country with a rate of demographic aging similar to other developed nations. The percentage of pesons 60 yrs and older is expected to rise dramatically to 20% by 2020.The complexity of elderly’s life situations in Poland increases the probability that they will be subject to neglect and abuse.It is difficult to estimate the extent of this problem in Poland.Polish gerontological literature has not defined abuse and neglect with regard to the elderly people. In this situation is difficult to estimate the extent of this problem in Poland. Individual studies only marginally suggest the existence of this phenomenon. According to this investigations, the following factors take part in elderly abuse:* the increased rate of aging of the ruled society (16,5%) compared to urban society(12,8%)- a result of intensive migration process* the influence of the residence on the creation, course on results of family conflicts* in cities neglect and abuse of the elderly are more frequently (a results of a shortage of flats, lack of specified social roles for old age, their dependency in terms of care and help, and alcohol abuse)difficult economic situation for retired peopleThe kind of elder abuse:1.psychological aggression occured more often than physical aggression2.emotional neglect3.economic neglect4.isolations from family5.neglecting the care of older people6.material abuseKnowledge about the problems of elder abuse in Poland as not satisfactory till now is currently under discussion and new concept of this phenomenon will be prepared.

scholarly journals GUIDE AGAINST ELDERLY ABUSE AMONG THE EFIK PEOPLE OF SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA: AN EXAMINATION OF EXODUS 20:12

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Akpanika Ekpenyong Nyong
Keyword(s):  
Civic Education ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Cultural Shift ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
The Family ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Small Measure ◽  
Traditional Setting

Elderly abuse is an issue that has not been given much attention particularly among the Efik speaking people of South-South, Nigeria. The unjust and abusive treatment given generally to the elderly is gradually on the increase in the 21st century. The growing number of parents experiencing abuse, violence and insult in contemporary Efik society by caregivers or sometimes their children desire some attention. Today, since most elderly persons are not seen as breadwinners of the family, they are regarded as not being important and as such, not given the same respect as they deserve. This paper examines the biblical injunction of Exodus 20:12 to honour one's father and mother and its implication among the Efik People of South-South, Nigeria. God through Moses gave the children of Israel some moral laws that guided their relationship with the aged and elderly. The commandment in Exodus 20:12 to honour one's father and mother were primarily to protect them from abuse and neglect. Similarly, among the Efik people, some moral laws protected the aged and the elderly from possible abuse. This obligatory respect for the aged which was a panacea for family stability in the patriarchal period and Efik traditional setting is gradually losing its relevance in contemporary times. This cultural shift calls for reinvigoration in an attempt to stop elderly abuse among the Efik people. The paper adopted the qualitative research method using the hermeneutical and historical approach and discovered that globalization, urbanization and poverty have contributed in no small measure to the devaluing respect that the Efik people had for the aged and recommends the introduction of gerontology as part of civic education in Primary and Secondary schools to recapture these values.

scholarly journals Faktor –Faktor yang Mempengaruhi terjadinya Salah Perlakuan terhadap Lansia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Yori Yolanda ◽  
Efri Widianti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
English Language ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Functional Dependence ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Elderly Abuse

Salah perlakuan adalah suatutindakan disengaja yang menimbulkan bahaya atau suatu kegagalan caregiver dalam memenuhi kebutuhan dasar lansia. Pelaku salah perlakuan lansia yang ditemui di rumah biasanya dilakukan oleh anak laki-laki ataupun keluarga yang merawat lansia. Dampak negatif akibat dari salah perlakuan yaitu cemas dan depresi serta kematian setelah 7 sampai 8 tahun kemudian. Tujuan dari tinjauan ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor resiko yang mempengaruhi terjadinya salah perlakuan terhadap lansia. Pencarian literatur menggunakan elektronik database melalui Google Scholar, Proquest dan PubMed, menggunakan kata kunci faktor resiko, lansia dan salah perlakuan. Kriteria inklusi adalah:artikel fulltext yang diterbitkan antara 2008-2018, bahasa inggris dan bahasa indonesia, pencarian artikel yang relevan dengan tema yang akan diambil. Berdasarkan searching menggunakan kata kunci diperoleh 1100 artikel. Didapatkan 11 artikel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Faktor resiko yang mempengaruhi terjadinya salah perlakuan terhadap lansia antara lain rendahnya dukungan sosial, beban stres dari caregiver, kerusakan kognitif lansia, tingkat ekonomi rendah dan ketergantungan fungsi fisik seperti lansia memerlukan bantuan dalam kegiatan sehari-hari. Faktor resiko sangat penting guna mencegah tindakan salah perlakuan pada lansia dan meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia.Kata kunci: faktor resiko, lansia dan salah perlakuan FACTORS THAT AFFECT ELDERLY ABUSE: A LITERATURE REVIEW ABSTRACTElder abuse isan intentional act, which causes harms or failures by a caregiver to satisfy the elder's basic needs. Perpetrators of abuse are typically described as male or family members who are looking for elderly person. The negative effects of elderly abuse are anxiety and depressionas well as death after 7 to 8 years later.The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors contributing to elder abuse. Literature research in this study was conducted through three electronic databases namely Google Scholar, Proquest and PubMed, using the keywords elderly, abuse and risk factor.Inclusion criteria are: full-text articles published in English language between 2008-2018,and the search of articles which are relevant to the theme. Based on the literature search by using keywords that mentioned before, it was obtained 1100 articles. Among those articles, there were 11 articles that met the inclusion criteria. The risk factorscontributing to elder abuseare low of social supports, caregiver burden and stress, cognitive disorders, poor economic conditions, and functional dependence in the elderly like becoming dependent on others for help in performing daily living activities. The risk factors is very helpful in preventing abuse of the elderly and improving the quality of life for the elderly. Keywords: abuse, elderly abuse, elder misstreatment, risk factor

scholarly journals VALIDATION OF ELDERLY ABUSE ASSESSMENT TOOL

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
Joel Rey Ugsang Acob
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Filipino Nurses ◽  
Inflection Points ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Scree Test ◽  
Very High

Background: Several screening tools for elderly abuse have been developed but they have rarely been validated properly for wider use. The multiplicity of the tools available revealed the need to develop through collaborative research, a simple and reliable tool that can be adapted and used in different geographical and cultural settings. As the cases of abuse increase, nurses are in a position to rescue this vulnerable population through equipping knowledge and be knowledgeable on using elderly assessment tool for abuse cases.Objective: To validate the developed Filipino-based elderly abuse assessment tool.  Methods: The study utilized descriptive confirmatory method design and underwent validation and reliability process. Five experts conducted the scrutiny during validation and 220 elderly clients’ subjected the tool for reliability tests. Data are analyzed using SPSS version 23, while frequency and percentage were used for continuous variable.Results: The Elderly Abuse Assessment Tool is valid and reliable. The tool is clear in terms of the word composition, the texts are understood easily, comprehensive, and relevant based on expert reviews.  It has I-CVI of 0.84 (44 items) and increases value in its second version to 0.87 (42 items). On one hand, the tool obtained a very high degree of reliability with Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.974 during the second version. Regardless of item numbers are retained, the value remains high. Constructs identified from the validated tool. Kaiser’s criterion or the Eigenvalue result of the second version of the developed tool revealed six factors that can be extracted. However, in the Scree test or plot, only two factors located above the inflection points. This means that two factors or constructs can be named. The researcher decided to choose the lesser number for easier naming of factors.  The tool was classified into two constructs, namely physico-sexual and psycho-financial factors, respectively.Conclusion: The Elderly Abuse Assessment Tool (EAAT) is valid and has a very high degree of reliability. Physico-sexual and Psycho-financial are the two major constructs of the tool. Filipino nurses can now articulate their expression of unending caring through the utility of the validated Elderly Abuse Assessment Tool (EAAT).

8 . The elderly: abuse or abusers

1988 ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
Stanley E. Goldstein ◽  
Arthur Blank
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Abuse

scholarly journals Uji Coba Model Pendeteksian Terhadap Penganiayaan Usia Lanjut di Keluarga

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Etty Rekawati ◽  
Widyatuti Widyatuti ◽  
Poppy Fitriyani
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Elderly Abuse ◽  
Third Stage

AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah tersusunnya model pendeteksian terhadap penganiayaan usia lanjut di keluarga. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah riset operasional, yang pelaksanaannya pada tahap I desain yang digunakan adalah eksploratif, pada tahap II menggunakan desain konfirmatif dan tahap III pengambilan data untuk mengidentifikasi masalah penganiayaan usia lanjut di keluarga. Sampel yang digunakan 11 petugas kesehatan dan 44 usia lanjut yang tinggal di keluarga yang dipilih secara acak di Kecamatan X di wilayah Jakarta Timur. Berdasarkan analisis data diperoleh hasil: instrumen yang digunakan pada penelitian ini didapatkan nilai kevalidan sebesar 0,6900 – 0,7378 yang merupakan nilai lebih dari nilai r tabel (r = 0,288), ini menyatakan bahwa hubungan antar pertanyaan dengan nilai keseluruhan instrument cukup baik, dengan realibilitas (menggunakan α-cronbah) sebesar 0,7275. Masalah penganiayaan yang ditemukan adalah sebesar 18,18% usia lanjut di keluarga mengalami penganiayaan fisik, 97,73% penganiayaan emosi, 13,64% penganiayaan seksual, 31,82% penganiayaan ekonomi/finansial, 61,36% pengabaian dan 29,55% mengalami penelantaran. Usia lanjut yang sering mengalami penganiayaan yaitu yang berumur 60 – 75 tahun, berjenis kelamin perempuan, bersuku bangsa Jawa, Agama Islam, tingkat pendidikan SD dan sudah berstatus janda/duda. Model ini dapat digunakan pendeteksian terhadap penganiayaan usia lanjut secara dini sehingga bagi usia lanjut yang sudah terdeteksi dianiaya oleh keluarga dapat dilakukan penanganan secepatnya. AbstractThe purpose of the study was to arrange detection model of elderly abuse in family. This study used operational research that first stage use eksploratif, second stage use confirmative design, and third stage was data collection to identify elderly abuse in family. Sample that was taken are 11 health staff and 44 elderlies who live in family and randomly chosen. The area of this study was in X district, East Jakarta. The result of this study indicated that validity value is 0,6900-0,7378 (r table = 0,288) with reability (use -cronbah) is 0,7275. This study showed that 18,18% of elderly have physical abuse, 97,73% have emotional abuse, 13,64% have sexual abuse, 31,82% have economic/ financial abuse, 61,36% neglect and 29,55% abandon. The elderly that tend to be abused ranges about 60-75 years old, women, Javanese, Islamic, level of education background is primary school, widow/widower. This study can be used to detect elderly abuse as early as possible to improve elderly welfare in community.

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