Elder abuse is a pervasive phenomenon around the world with devastating effects on the victims. Although it is not a new phenomenon, interest in examining elder abuse is relatively new. This paper aims to provide an overview of the aetiological theories and measures of elder abuse. The paper briefly reviews theories to explain causes of elder abuse and then discusses the most commonly used meas...

The focus of this study is to examine and define the issue of elder abuse in the Aboriginal population in Canada. In this context, the term ‘elder’ will refer to Aboriginal persons who are fifty-five years of age or older as opposed to 65 years of age, which is Canada’s guideline to determine an older person or senior. This term should not be mistaken with ‘Elder,’ which is often used in the Ab...

 Introduction: Elder abuse is a major public health concern worldwide. Considering the high prevalence of misbehavior towards the elderly, this study investigated the prevalence of elder abuse and its related factors among the elderly people in Yasouj, Iran in 2021. Methods: Using a convenience sampling method, this cross-sectional study included 299 older adults aged over 60 years referring ...

World Health Organization has been reported glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, agerelated macular degeneration, and trachoma as major causes for visual impairment. Among them, cataract remains the major avoidable blindness. The risk for cataract gradually increases in elder adults. More than 82% of people above the age of 50 years are under the risk for visual impairment [1]. Nutrition i...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of life review therapy on depression reduction of elder women of yazd. methods & materials: method of the research was semi-experimental design by pre-post test with a control group. research population consisted of the elder women who were nursing home residents in yazd. the fateme_alzahra nursing home of taft was rando...

Non-compliance with prescribed medication is a major problem for elder people living alone in developed countries. Forgetfulness and confusion can lead to it, specially when multiple pathologies require a cocktail of different medications each delivered at different time intervals during different periods of time. Assistive technologies, a recent application area for a wide range of Artificial ...

T is estimated that there are several differences between elder and younger people on cognitive and behavioral characteristics toward anthropomorphized artifacts such as robots and animation characters on screens. Robots are expected as one of assistive technologies in home for the elderly, in particular, in industrialized countries including Japan, due to the decrease in rates of childbirth an...

violence in families and elder abuse can take many forms, which his sometimes difficult to recognize. in russia, elder abuse is rarely discussed in professional literature and mass media. a border between elder abuse and parricide can be indistinct. borderline cases can include involvement of older people in binge drinking, denial of help, and manipulation towards suicide. three example cases a...