Web resource:	http://assets.comicrelief.com/cr09/docs/elderabuseprev.pdf
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	UK study of abuse and neglect of older people : a prevalence survey report
Authors:	Constantine, Rebecca Hills, Melanie Doyle, Melanie Mcreadie, Claudine Scholes, Shaun Tinker, Anthea Erens, Bob Biggs, Simon Manthorpe, Jill O'Keeffe, Madeleine
Keywords:	Older people
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Comic Relief
Notes:	"report prepared for Comic Relief and the Department of Health" - title page Discussion: The report provides the background and policy context of the survey and outlines the definitions and measures used. It presents a summary of previously published data and discusses the survey findings. Methods: The research primarily focused on mistreatment occurring within a relationship where an ‘expectation of trust’ could be expected to exist. Face to face interviews were carried out with individuals aged sixty-six and over, living in private households (including sheltered accommodation. Respondents were surveyed in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2006. They were followed up at a later date. In total 2111 individuals were interviewed. Findings: The survey found that 2.6% of people aged 66 and over (approx. 227,000 people), living in private households, reported suffering mistreatment in the past year. Women were more likely to suffer mistreatment than men and the types of mistreatment in order of prevalence were: The report details the findings regarding the characteristics of the perpetrators of elder mistreatment and the impact of mistreatment. The paper concludes by estimating the prevalence of mistreatment of elders, using alternative definitions of mistreatment
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21301
Physical description:	185 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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