Andresen Felicia J, Buchanan Jeffrey A
J Gerontol Nurs. 2017 Jul 1;43(7):34-41. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20170126-01. Epub 2017 Feb 3.
Resident-to-resident bullying has attracted attention in the media, but little empirical literature exists related to the topic of senior bullying. The aim of the current study was to better understand resident-to-resident bullying from the perspective of staff who work with older adults. Forty-five long-term care staff members were interviewed regarding their observations of bullying. Results indicate that most staff members have observed bullying. Verbal bullying was the most observed type of bullying, but social bullying was also prevalent. Victims and perpetrators were reported to commonly have cognitive and physical disabilities. More than one half of participants had not received formal training and only 21% reported their facility had a formal policy to address bullying. The implications of these results support the need for detailed policies and training programs for staff to effectively intervene when bullying occurs. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(7), 34-41.].
住院患者之间的欺凌行为已引起媒体关注，但关于老年患者欺凌这一主题的实证文献却很少。本研究的目的是从与老年人共事的工作人员的角度更好地了解住院患者之间的欺凌行为。45名长期护理工作人员就他们所观察到的欺凌行为接受了访谈。结果表明，大多数工作人员都观察到了欺凌行为。言语欺凌是最常观察到的欺凌类型，但社交欺凌也很普遍。据报告，受害者和施暴者通常都有认知和身体残疾。超过一半的参与者没有接受过正式培训，只有21%的人报告他们所在的机构有处理欺凌行为的正式政策。这些结果的意义支持了制定详细政策和培训计划的必要性，以便工作人员在欺凌行为发生时能有效干预。[《老年护理杂志》，43(7)，34 - 41。]
