New Findings on Geriatrics and Gerontology Discussed by Researchers at Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Screening for domestic abuse and its relationship with demographic variables among elderly individuals referred to primary health …)

2020 AUG 28 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Research findings on Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting from Tehran, Iran, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Elder abuse is an important public health problem. The present study was aimed to determine the rate of domestic abuse and its relationship with demographic characteristics among elderly people referred to Primary Health Care (PHC) centers in Shiraz, Iran, 2018.”

Financial support for this research came from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, “This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 older people aged 60 years old and above who referred to 22 PHC centers of Shiraz. The data were collected using demographic characteristics questionnaire, Katz index, the domestic elder abuse questionnaire, and elder neglect checklist through face-to-face interview and observation methods. Backward linear regression model was used for analyzing the data. The results indicated that 52.5% of the participants were female and 51.8% aged 60-69 years old. A total of 159 cases (39.8%) reflected at least one form of elder abuse or neglect. The results indicated that 21% of the participants (n=84) were abused by their own children. Care neglect was the most reported form (42.8%), followed by psychological abuse (41.3%), emotional neglect (38.8%), and financial abuse (34.3%). The most common types of neglect were motion limitations (25%) followed by the dental problems (23.8%). The results also showed a significant relationship between domestic elder abuse and level of income (p=0.017), having a house (p=0.028), type of perpetrator (<0.001), and insurance status (p=0.027).”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “The results revealed a considerable rate of domestic abuse against elderly people, causing a serious risk for their health and security.”

For more information on this research see: Screening for domestic abuse and its relationship with demographic variables among elderly individuals referred to primary health care centers of Shiraz in 2018. Bmc Geriatrics, 2020;20(1):291. (BioMed Central - http://www.biomedcentral.com/; Bmc Geriatrics - http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcgeriatr/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Maryam Hazrati, Deputy Ministry of Nursing Affairs, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. Additional authors for this research include Maryam Mashayekh, Nasrin Sharifi and Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01667-9. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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