a Metabolic Diseases Research Center , Qazvin University of Medical Sciences , Qazvin , Iran.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2014;26(3):337-40. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2014.883947.
This brief report provides a first look at self-reported instances of elder abuse by a sample of people 60 years and older living in Qazvin, Iran. Six hundred community-dwelling persons, drawn from the registry files of each health center in Qazin, completed questionnaires during April to October 2012. At least 80% of the participants reported experiencing some form of psychological abuse, financial abuse, and/or neglect at least once during a 2-month period. Physical and sexual abuse were rarely reported. Despite a strong Iranian cultural emphasis on respect for elders, the self-reporting of elder abuse, especially psychological abuse, is greater than our expectation. We recommend that health-related policies and programs begin to identify elder abuse and neglect as a first step in prevention.
本简要报告初步观察了伊朗卡兹温市 60 岁及以上老年人样本中自我报告的虐待老人行为。2012 年 4 月至 10 月期间，从卡兹温每个医疗中心的登记档案中抽取了 600 名社区居民，他们完成了调查问卷。至少 80%的参与者报告在过去两个月内至少经历过一次某种形式的心理虐待、经济虐待和/或忽视。很少有人报告遭受过身体和性虐待。尽管伊朗文化非常强调尊重老人，但自我报告的虐待老人行为，尤其是心理虐待，超出了我们的预期。我们建议相关健康政策和项目首先将虐待和忽视老人行为确定为预防的第一步。
