Professionals' Awareness of Sexual Abuse in Late Life: An Exploratory Survey

被引：6

作者：

Alon, Sara ^{[1
]}

Tuma, Niva ^{[2
]}

Band-Winterstein, Tova ^{[3
]}

Goldblatt, Hadass ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Social Work, Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Rambam Hlth Care Campus, Haifa, Israel

[3] Univ Haifa, Dept Gerontol, Haifa, Israel

[4] Univ Haifa, Dept Nursing, Haifa, Israel

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION | 2018年 / 24卷 / 01期

关键词：

awareness; elder abuse; elder mistreatment; elder sexual abuse; intimate partner violence; older adults; survey; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; WOMENS HEALTH; ELDER ABUSE; PREVALENCE; ASSAULT; MULTICOUNTRY; AGGRESSION; DEMENTIA; CULTURE;

D O I：

10.1177/1078390317712598

中图分类号：

R47 [护理学];

学科分类号：

1011 ;

摘要：

BACKGROUND: The sexual abuse phenomenon is considered taboo. It has been discussed, to date, mainly in relation to children and young women, with insufficient attention to sexual abuse in a late-life context. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this survey was to explore professionals' awareness of elder sexual abuse (ESA). DESIGN: The survey was conducted among 161 Jewish and Arab professionals from health care and social services, who worked with older adults in Israel. RESULTS: Of the entire sample, 70 professionals (only 43%) reported encountering at least one to three cases of ESA. A total of 98% of the victims were women, and the primary offender was the spouse (75%). In most cases (70%), the victim reported the abuse, which was mainly sexual assault (64%). All participants (100%) noted taking action. CONCLUSION: This exploratory survey indicates that professionals are partially aware of the existence of and the need to address the ESA phenomenon.

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