Managing abusive experiences: a qualitative study among older adults in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elder abuse is prevalent, and is associated with poor health outcomes. How an older adult is affected by abusive experiences is dependent on myriad factors, including aspects of the abuse itself, other life circumstances, coping strategies, and what kind of help the older adults receive to manage the experience. In this study, we sought to investigate how older adults themselves describe how they manage abusive experiences. An increased understanding of this could help to tailor society's response to older adults suffering from abuse.

Method

Participants (n = 30) were recruited from patients admitted to one acute geriatric and one acute internal medicine ward at a university hospital in Sweden. Patients over the age of 65 who reported experiences of elder abuse or

SUBMITTER: Simmons J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137123 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature