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Giraldo-Rodríguez L, Agudelo-Botero M. Elder abuse experienced by older Mexican women with disabilities: a current and retrospective view on domestic violence. J Elder Abuse Negl 2024; 36:93-116. [PMID: 38126729 DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2023.2297224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The objectives of this study were: 1) to estimate the prevalence of child abuse (CA), intimate partner violence (IPV), and elder abuse (EA) in a representative sample of older Mexican women by status, type, and cause of disability; and 2) to examine the associations of EA with CA, IPV, and disability status. We conducted a secondary data analysis of 21,718 women aged 60 years and older. Older women with disabilities had higher prevalences of CA, IPV, and EA than those with some difficulties or without disabilities. In older women whose disability was acquired at birth or due to aggression, this prevalence was especially high. Older women with disabilities and a history of CA and IPV were twice as likely to suffer EA. Policymakers and government leaders should incorporate the matter of violence against women with disabilities into their public agendas. This should be done while considering the women's various disabilities and causes of disability.
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- Centro de Investigación en Políticas, Población y Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Graça H, Frazão SL, Magalhães T, Vieira-Pinto P, Gomes JC, Taveira-Gomes T. Health Conditions in Older Adults Suspected of Being Maltreated: A 20-Year Real-World Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5247. [PMID: 37629290 PMCID: PMC10455491 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12165247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Older adult maltreatment (OAM) is a global problem that has attracted increasing attention due to the ageing population and its severe impact on victim health. Thus, this study aims to analyse the prevalence of certain health conditions in people ≥ 60 years old whom physicians from a local healthcare unit suspected to be victims of maltreatment. The specific objectives are to determine the prevalence rates of health-related risk factors, traumatic injuries and intoxications, mental disorders, and physical disorders. We conducted a real-world, retrospective, observational, and cross-sectional study based on secondary data analyses of electronic health records and healthcare registers of patients at the Local Healthcare Unit of Matosinhos (2001-2021). Information was obtained based on codes from the International Classification of Diseases, codes from the International Classification of Primary Care, and clinical notes (according to previously defined keywords). We identified 3092 suspected victims of OAM, representing 4.5% of the total population analysed. This prevalence is lower than the known rates. We also found that some health risk factors, traumatic injuries and intoxications, mental health disorders, and physical disorders presented higher rates in the suspected victims than among the total population. In this age group, we cannot assume that these health problems are only related to a possible current victimisation process; they could also be associated with adverse childhood experiences or intimate partner violence, among other forms of violence, all of which can lead to cumulative effects on the victim's health. This evidence increases healthcare providers' responsibility in detecting and reporting all cases of suspected maltreatment.
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- Hugo Graça
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (H.G.); (S.L.F.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (H.G.); (S.L.F.)
- National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Largo da Sé Nova, 3000-231 Coimbra, Portugal
- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
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- MTG Research and Development Lab, 4200-604 Porto, Portugal; (T.M.); (T.T.-G.)
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, Advanced Polytechnic and University Cooperative (CESPU), CRL, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; (H.G.); (S.L.F.)
- FOREN—Forensic Science Experts, 1400-136 Lisboa, Portugal
- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa (FCHS-UFP), 4249-004 Porto, Portugal
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- Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal;
- USF Caravela, Local Healthcare Unit of Matosinhos, Rua da Lagoa, 4460-352 Senhora da Hora, Portugal
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- MTG Research and Development Lab, 4200-604 Porto, Portugal; (T.M.); (T.T.-G.)
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS@RISE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa (FCS-UFP), 4249-004 Porto, Portugal
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Sánchez-Guzmán MA, Paz-Rodríguez F, Espinola Nadurille M, Trujillo-De Los Santos Z. Intimate Partner Violence in Persons With Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:1732-1748. [PMID: 32779513 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520920862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recent studies have reported that older adults with cognitive or physical disabilities are at risk to suffer intimate partner violence. This article investigates the intimate partner violence among caregivers and persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). We used qualitative methods to investigate whether the presence of violence was related to the type of couple relationship before the disease onset. We used a survey, in-depth interviews, and focus groups in 20 dyads of caregivers and patients. Twelve (60%) persons with PD and nine (45%) caregivers reported receiving violence. Considering their relationships previous to disease onset, we describe three typologies of violence in PD: (a) disease and history of violence, (b) disease as a buffer of violence, and (c) the burden of disease as an inductor of violence. Previous relationships and the couple's biographical trajectories influence the types of violence and its nature. This study is relevant as it considers time as a crucial factor in both the violence and suffering of PD and its caregiving.
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Sasseville N, Maurice P, Montminy L, Hassan G, St-Pierre É. Cumulative Contexts of Vulnerability to Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities, Elderly Women, and Immigrant Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Explanatory Theories, and Prevention. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2022; 23:88-100. [PMID: 32452296 DOI: 10.1177/1524838020925773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Some groups of women are more vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV) due to particular risks and/or experiences: women with disabilities, elderly women, and immigrant women (DEI). Too often, their reality goes unnoticed, especially for those belonging to more than one of these groups. In this literature review, researchers used an intersectional approach to document the similarities and differences in how DEI women experience IPV, in terms of forms and consequences, as well as related risk factors, explanatory theories, and prevention strategies. Researchers selected 56 articles for review based on the following inclusion criteria: studies on adults living in a situation of IPV, studies on one of the three demographics under study (DEI), studies about one or multiple research questions, and studies based on empirical data relying on research methodology in either French or English. Researchers evaluated each selected article for its quality according to a chart that was specially developed for this review. The results highlight existing "intersections" between these groups to help understand the influence of belonging to more than one vulnerability group on these women's experiences with IPV. The importance to better training social workers and developing policies and programs that target the social determinants of health to prevent IPV experienced by DEI is also discussed.
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- Nathalie Sasseville
- Unité d'enseignement en travail social, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Sécurité, prévention de la violence et des traumatismes, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Canada
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- École de travail social, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Lionel Groulx, Québec, Canada
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- Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal Québec, Canada
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- Unité d'enseignement en travail social, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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Karystianis G, Simpson A, Adily A, Schofield P, Greenberg D, Wand H, Nenadic G, Butler T. Prevalence of Mental Illnesses in Domestic Violence Police Records: Text Mining Study. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e23725. [PMID: 33361056 PMCID: PMC7790609 DOI: 10.2196/23725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background The New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) records details of significant numbers of domestic violence (DV) events they attend each year as both structured quantitative data and unstructured free text. Accessing information contained in the free text such as the victim’s and persons of interest (POI's) mental health status could be useful in the better management of DV events attended by the police and thus improve health, justice, and social outcomes. Objective The aim of this study is to present the prevalence of extracted mental illness mentions for POIs and victims in police-recorded DV events. Methods We applied a knowledge-driven text mining method to recognize mental illness mentions for victims and POIs from police-recorded DV events. Results In 416,441 police-recorded DV events with single POIs and single victims, we identified 64,587 events (15.51%) with at least one mental illness mention versus 4295 (1.03%) recorded in the structured fixed fields. Two-thirds (67,582/85,880, 78.69%) of mental illnesses were associated with POIs versus 21.30% (18,298/85,880) with victims; depression was the most common condition in both victims (2822/12,589, 22.42%) and POIs (7496/39,269, 19.01%). Mental illnesses were most common among POIs aged 0-14 years (623/1612, 38.65%) and in victims aged over 65 years (1227/22,873, 5.36%). Conclusions A wealth of mental illness information exists within police-recorded DV events that can be extracted using text mining. The results showed mood-related illnesses were the most common in both victims and POIs. Further investigation is required to determine the reliability of the mental illness mentions against sources of diagnostic information.
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- George Karystianis
- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Neuropsychiatry Service, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Dağar S, Akıncı Emektar E, Çorbacıoğlu ŞK, Uzunosmanoğlu H, Oztekin O, Cevik Y. Medico-Legal Evaluation of Geriatric Patients and Mortality Predictors in the Elderly with Forensic Trauma. ANKARA MEDICAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.17098/amj.651997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kavak RP, Özdemir M. Radiological appearance of physical elder abuse. Eur Geriatr Med 2019; 10:871-878. [DOI: 10.1007/s41999-019-00246-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Piuvezam G, Aquino AFD, Rocha KPD, Oliveira VN, Santos RCD, Bezerra INM, Pimenta IDSF, Nunes VMDA. Distribuição da morbimortalidade por violência em idosos no Rio Grande do Norte. AVANCES EN ENFERMERÍA 2019. [DOI: 10.15446/av.enferm.v37n2.74745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Objetivo: analisar a morbimortalidade decorrente da violência e maus tratos contra idosos no Rio Grande do Norte (RN) (Brasil), no período de 2000 a 2010, e analisar sua distribuição espacial.Metodologia: estudo ecológico, utilizando o índice de Moran Local-lisa, com valor de p < 0,05, considerado para significância estatística. No estudo da morbimortalidade em idosos por agressões no RN, separada por sexo, os dados foram coletados a partir do datasus. A população estudada foi o grupo dos idosos residentes no estado do RN que faleceram ou foram internados em função de violência ou maus tratos no período analisado.Resultados: a mortalidade e morbidade por agressões no RN da população idosa entre 2000 e 2010 apontam maior incidência no sexo masculino (90 %) do que no feminino (85 %). Na análise geoespacial da mortalidade, destacou-se que no sexo feminino há maior concentração de casos nas áreas leste e central do estado e masculino nas regiões oeste e Agreste. Os dados sobre morbidade apontam concentração nas regiões leste e Agreste para as mulheres e para os homens nas regiões leste, oeste e central. Não houve significância estatística, provavelmente em função de número reduzido de ocorrências e isso pode indicar subnotificações.Conclusão: a identificação das áreas desfavoráveis aponta à necessidade de averiguar a existência de casos não notificados de violência contra idosos a fim de levantar dados que possam embasar a construção de estratégias conjuntas de enfrentamento a essas violações envolvendo saúde, assistência social e sociedade civil.
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Does place matter? A multilevel analysis of victimization and satisfaction with personal safety of seniors in Canada. Health Place 2018; 53:17-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Terranova C, Bevilacqua G, Zen M, Montisci M. Crimes against the elderly in Italy, 2007–2014. J Forensic Leg Med 2017; 50:20-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Campos Pinto P. Out of the shadows: Violence against girls and women with disabilities in Portugal. ALTER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.alter.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Frazão SL, Correia AM, Norton P, Magalhães T. Physical abuse against elderly persons in institutional settings. J Forensic Leg Med 2015; 36:54-60. [PMID: 26397767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION People over 65 years old are expected to be an increasing group exposed to abuse. Despite the well-studied intra-familial abuse, institutional abuse still lacks a proper understanding about its determinants and characteristics. AIM The general objective of this study is to provide a better knowledge about physical abuse against elderly people in institutional settings, in order to contribute to a timely detection, correct forensic diagnosis and prevention of these cases. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted through the analysis of forensic medical exams performed in the North Forensic Medical Services of Portugal, between 2004 and 2013, to elderly persons allegedly victims of physical abuse in an institutional setting by a caregiver (n = 59). RESULTS All the alleged cases occurred in nursing homes and in most of them (93.2%) the charges were against the institution and not focussing on a particular individual. The alleged victims were mainly female (79.7%), 75 years or older (75.9%), presenting a severe disability (55.9%) and 47.2% being unable to communicate. No injuries or post-traumatic pain were found in 55.9% of the cases to support the charge of physical abuse. Only in 6.8% of the cases were the forensic medical findings suggestive of physical abuse and, although this was not the object of the examination, 69.1% were considered suggestive or highly suggestive of neglect. A statistically significant association was found between the alleged victim's degree of disability and the occurrence of neglect (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION The sample's size seems to be underestimated, probably due to lack of detection and/or reporting. The condition of these persons, mainly related with their inability to perceive abusive behaviours and/or to disclose them (mostly by physical and/or mental disability), as well as their reluctance to press charges due to fear of reprisal, affects significantly the detection and diagnosis of physical abuse, particularly in whom injuries are not obvious. In anticipation to the rapid ageing of the population, it is urgent to analyse and understand this emerging issue so that social policies and regulation may be developed, in an effort to protect the elderly, as well as to make improvements in the professionals' skills.
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- Sofia Lalanda Frazão
- Department of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Portugal; North Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Porto, Portugal; Abel Salazar Biomedical Science Institute, Porto, Portugal; Forensic Science Center - CENCIFOR, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Department of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Portugal
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- Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Portugal
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- Department of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Portugal; North Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Porto, Portugal; Abel Salazar Biomedical Science Institute, Porto, Portugal; Forensic Science Center - CENCIFOR, Coimbra, Portugal
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