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Abuses against older women: prevalence and health effects. |
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(2), January 2011, pp.254. |
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0886-2605 |
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1552-6518 |
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Recent research has suggested that women continue to experience abuse well into their later life and this often includes more than one type of abuse. This study involved a clinical sample of 995 community dwelling women aged 55 and older living in Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky. They were surveyed by telephone about their experience with psychological/emotional, control, threat, physical, and sexual abuse. Nearly half of the women had experienced at least one type of abuse since turning 55. Co-occurrence of abuse was common. For example, among the women who were physically abused 95% were also psychologically/emotionally abused, 65% experienced threats, 44% reported experiencing control abuse, and 29% had been sexually abused. Women who experienced any type of abuse were more likely to self-report negative health effects than those who were not abused. The authors suggest that health care and social service providers should routinely screen older women for psychological/emotional abuse as it often co-occurs with more severe forms of abuse. |
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domestic violence; emotional abuse; health; older people; partner abuse; physical abuse; sexual abuse; women; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=0ff59540-326f-46d6-8f44-ced065c7f0c3 |
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