Department of Gerontology,University of Haifa,Haifa,Israel.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2018 Sep;30(9):1403-1412. doi: 10.1017/S1041610217003027. Epub 2018 Feb 13.
ABSTRACTBackground:In the last 30 years, elder abuse and neglect has been recognized as a social and health-related problem. The aim of this paper is to describe the phenomenon of elder abuse and neglect in a separatist faith-based society (ultra-Orthodox Jewish society-UOJS).
A qualitative-phenomenological study with 28 social workers who underwent in-depth semi-structured interviews based on an interview guide consisting of the following items: visibility of the elder abuse and neglect phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox society, and dilemmas and sensitive issues that arise when working with this population.
Three main themes emerged: (1) Between the commandment to honor one's parents and concealment patterns: Cultural barriers to exposing the abuse and neglect phenomenon; (2) "Life is demanding:" The unique expression of abusive and neglectful behavior in the UOJS; (3) Culturally related dilemmas when intervening with cases of elder abuse and neglect.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish cultural belief is a differentiating component in the context of elder abuse and neglect. Social workers need to develop a deep understanding of the unique characteristics of the phenomenon and cultural sensitivity to cope with it to address the well-being of older ultra-Orthodox Jews.
摘要背景：在过去的 30 年中，虐待和忽视老年人已被视为一个与社会和健康相关的问题。本文旨在描述一个分裂的、基于信仰的社会（极端正统犹太社会-UOJS）中虐待和忽视老年人的现象。
这是一项定性-现象学研究，28 名社会工作者接受了深入的半结构化访谈，访谈的基础是一份访谈指南，其中包括以下内容：在极端正统社会中，虐待和忽视老年人现象的可见性，以及在处理该人群时出现的困境和敏感问题。
出现了三个主要主题：（1）在孝敬父母的戒律和隐瞒模式之间：揭示虐待和忽视现象的文化障碍；（2）“生活是艰难的”：UOJS 中虐待和忽视行为的独特表现；（3）在干预虐待和忽视老年人案件时与文化相关的困境。
极端正统犹太文化信仰是虐待和忽视老年人现象的一个区别因素。社会工作者需要深入了解该现象的独特特征和文化敏感性，以应对这一现象，从而关注年长的极端正统犹太人的福祉。
