Hudson M F
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972). 1997 Summer;52(3):142-6, 158.
Elder mistreatment, both abuse and neglect, is an important health care problem for women since they are involved as victims and as perpetrators. The incidence of both forms of such mistreatment is increasing, and both often occur within the context of long-term care. Elder abuse occurs in both unidirectional and dual directional forms, and includes parent abuse and spouse abuse. Elder neglect occurs in two forms; neglect by others and self-neglect. While elderly men and women are both neglected and/or abused, women may suffer greater physical and psychological consequences. To date, researchers have inadequately addressed the relevance of gender to both forms of elder mistreatment. This literature review addresses what is currently known about elder abuse and neglect that is of particular relevance to older women.
虐待和忽视老年人是一个重要的医疗保健问题，对女性而言尤为如此，因为她们既是受害者，也是施虐者。这两种形式的虐待行为发生率都在上升，而且往往发生在长期护理的背景下。老年人虐待存在单向和双向两种形式，包括虐待父母和虐待配偶。老年人忽视也有两种形式：他人忽视和自我忽视。虽然老年男性和女性都会受到忽视和/或虐待，但女性可能会遭受更严重的身心后果。迄今为止，研究人员尚未充分探讨性别与这两种形式的老年人虐待行为之间的关联。这篇文献综述探讨了目前已知的与老年女性特别相关的老年人虐待和忽视问题。
