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PREVALENCE OF ABUSE AND RISK FACTORS IN ELDER WOMEN IN MARKAZI PROVINCE
Authors :1-Ezat vahidian ,2-pegah mehrtalab,3- eshratsadat M usavi,4- mahin Azimi, 5-Mahtab Alizadeh
Affiliations:1,2 University of applied science 3,4 Sciences of medical of Arak University 5- medical sciences of Tehran University
Educational Objectives: Elder abuse, a very complex issue with diverse definitions and names, has been very slow to capture the public eye and public policy. Elder abuse has devastating consequences for older persons such as poor quality of life, psychological distress, and loss of property and security.
Purpose: to determine the prevalence of abuse in elder woman and ascertain their risk factors for abuse in Markazi province.
Methods: the society of the study was all of the elders in Markazi province that were available by geographical address.the study was cross sectional and multi phases in sampling .the first one was classification according rural and urban area and the second one was cluster sampling with equal cluster. 1110 persons interviewed .collection data was done by questionnaire. timeframe was 6 months.
Results: This study showed 6.3 % of elderly were abused. 32/8% male and 67.2% female, There weren't any significant meaningful association between elder abuse and area of living (p.v=0.299), occupation (p.v=0.104) , education (pv=0.358) and age( P.value=0.104). There were significant meaningful association between physical impairment (pv=0.08 ) and movement impairment (P.value=0.008(.
Conclusion: Analysis of data indicated that elder abuse exist in every socio economic group with any context of education .A male was the perpetrator of the abuse for the majority of the women. prevalence of elder abuse was 6.3 %( 70persons) that verify the data of developed countries with limited sample.
Key words: women, abuse, elder abuse, physical impairment,
Learning Objectives: Authors :1-Ezat vahidian ,2-pegah mehrtalab,3- eshratsadat M usavi,4- mahin Azimi, 5- Affiliations:1,2 University of applied science 3,4 Sciences of medical of Arak University 5- medical sciences of Tehran University Educational Objectives: Elder abuse, a very complex issue with diverse definitions and names, has been very slow to capture the public eye and public policy. Elder abuse has devastating consequences for older persons such as poor quality of life, psychological distress, and loss of property and security. Purpose: to determine the prevalence of abuse in elder woman and ascertain their risk factors for abuse in Markazi province. Methods: the society of the study was all of the elders in Markazi province that were available by geographical address.the study was cross sectional and multi phases in sampling .the first one was classification according rural and urban area and the second one was cluster sampling with equal cluster. 1110 persons interviewed .collection data was done by questionnaire. timeframe was 6 months. Results: This study showed 6.3 % of elderly were abused. 32/8% male and 67.2% female, There weren't any significant meaningful association between elder abuse and area of living (p.v=0.299), occupation (p.v=0.104) , education (pv=0.358) and age( P.value=0.104). There were significant meaningful association between physical impairment (pv=0.08 ) and movement impairment (P.value=0.008(. Conclusion: Analysis of data indicated that elder abuse exist in every socio economic group with any context of education .A male was the perpetrator of the abuse for the majority of the women. prevalence of elder abuse was 6.3 %( 70persons) that verify the data of developed countries with limited sample. Key words: women, abuse, elder abuse, physical impairment,