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15 cze 2024 · Abuse of older people is an important public health problem. A 2017 review of 52 studies in 28 countries from diverse regions estimated that over the past year 1 in 6 people (15.7%) aged 60 years and older were subjected to some form of abuse (1).
31 lip 2024 · Yon et al. (2017) estimate that global SVA prevalence among community-dwelling older adults is 0.9%, equating to approximately 9 million older victims each year. 1 Accounting for projected population increases, this figure could rise to almost 19 million older victims annually if appropriate action is not taken to combat rising prevalence.
This article presents a critical review of the literature reporting empirical research in three overlapping fields of inquiry: elder abuse, domestic violence, and sexual violence, identifying points of theoretical and methodological similarity and difference across academic disciplines.
Elderly survivors of physical or sexual abuse are more likely than younger survivors to sustain physical injury, including bruising, abrasions, lacerations, broken bones, and genital injury. As a part of the normal aging process, the elderly are
Findings from the review show that sexual abuse occurs in nursing homes and that both older women and men are victims of sexual abuse. Perpetrators appear mainly to be staff and other residents and mainly to be men, but also women abuse both older men and older women.
16 lip 2020 · This research examined sexual assault incidents perpetrated against older women and men (aged 60+) reported to law enforcement. It compared these sexual assault incidents with those committed against middle-age (aged 40–59) and younger (aged 18–39) women and men.
Prevalence Statistics for sexual violence in later life: Older adults make up less than five percent of victims who report. Many believe that this crime is highly underreported (Burgess & Clements, 2006).
