Penhale B, Kingston P
Nurs Times. 1995;91(42):27-8.
The phenomenon of elder abuse and neglect is not new; indeed, there is evidence that suggests the issues have been present within society for a considerable period of time. Despite the efforts of health- and social-care professionals to draw attention to the topic since the issue was first raised in the late 1970s, it is only since 1988 that the issues related to elder abuse and neglect have begun to be addressed. Health and social-care professionals have not viewed work with older people very positively.
虐待和忽视老年人的现象并不新鲜；事实上，有证据表明这些问题在社会中已经存在了相当长的一段时间。自20世纪70年代末该问题首次被提出以来，尽管卫生和社会护理专业人员努力提请人们关注这一话题，但直到1988年，与虐待和忽视老年人相关的问题才开始得到解决。卫生和社会护理专业人员对与老年人的工作并没有持非常积极的看法。
