Critical Care and Emergency Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Jan;39:120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.12.005. Epub 2018 Dec 27.
In the past century, elder abuse has become an important health issue and a stressful event that negatively affects the physical and mental health of the elders.
Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of elder abuse in Iran through systematic review and meta-analysis.
All articles about elderly abuse in Iran since 2005-2017 were searched using the Google Scholar search engine, four Iranian databases (Magiran, IranMedex, SID) and six international English language databases(Web of Science, Cochrane, Scopus, Pubmed, Science Direct-Embase) with keywords of Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment, Elder Neglect, Abuse and a combination of these keywords. After examining the entry and exit criteria and qualitative evaluation of the articles, Data was analyzed by comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) software.
In a systematic review, 15 articles on elders in Iran were included in the study. The overall prevalence of elder abuse was 48.3% (with 95% confidence interval: 28.6-68.6) and the highest prevalence of elder abuse was related to the care neglect dimensionat the prevalence rate of 38.4% (with 95% confidence interval: 21.7-51.6) and the lowest prevalence rate of elder abuse was related to the rejection atthe prevalence rate of 11% (with 95% confidence interval: 6.9-17.1).
The prevalence of elder abuse among elders was high in Iran. Considering the growing elderly population in Iran, preventive measures should be considered in this regard. For this reason, community health nurses are required to provide the elderly, family and community with necessary preventive interventions in this regard.
在过去的一个世纪里,虐待老年人已成为一个重要的健康问题和压力事件,对老年人的身心健康产生负面影响。
因此,本研究旨在通过系统评价和荟萃分析来确定伊朗虐待老年人的流行率。
自 2005 年至 2017 年,使用 Google Scholar 搜索引擎、四个伊朗数据库(Magiran、IranMedex、SID)和六个国际英语语言数据库(Web of Science、Cochrane、Scopus、Pubmed、Science Direct-Embase),以“Elder Abuse”、“Elder Mistreatment”、“Elder Neglect”、“Abuse”等关键词搜索伊朗有关老年人虐待的所有文章,结合这些关键词进行检索。在检查了文章的纳入和排除标准以及定性评价后,使用综合荟萃分析(CMA)软件对数据进行分析。
在系统评价中,有 15 篇关于伊朗老年人的文章被纳入研究。老年人虐待的总体流行率为 48.3%(95%置信区间:28.6-68.6),虐待中老年人关怀忽视维度的最高流行率为 38.4%(95%置信区间:21.7-51.6),虐待中老年人拒绝维度的最低流行率为 11%(95%置信区间:6.9-17.1)。
伊朗老年人虐待的流行率较高。考虑到伊朗老年人口的增长,应在这方面考虑采取预防措施。因此,社区卫生护士需要在这方面为老年人、家庭和社区提供必要的预防干预措施。