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  • Lifetime Abuse and Quality of Life among Older People

    Author(s)
    Fraga, Silvia
    Soares, Joaquim
    Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella
    Barros, Henrique
    Eslami, Bahareh
    Ioannidi-Kapolou, Elisabeth
    Lindert, Jutta
    Macassa, Gloria
    Stankunas, Mindaugas
    Torres-Gonzales, Francisco
    Viitasara, Eija
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Stankunas, Mindaugas
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Few studies have evaluated the impact of lifetime abuse on quality of life (QoL) among older adults. By using a multinational study authors aimed to assess the subjective perception of QoL among people who have reported abuse during the course of their lifetime. The respondents (N = 4,467; 2,559 women) were between the ages of 60 and 84 years and living in seven European countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden). Lifetime abuse was assessed by using a structured questionnaire that allowed to assess lifetime experiences of abuse. QoL was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of ...
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    Few studies have evaluated the impact of lifetime abuse on quality of life (QoL) among older adults. By using a multinational study authors aimed to assess the subjective perception of QoL among people who have reported abuse during the course of their lifetime. The respondents (N = 4,467; 2,559 women) were between the ages of 60 and 84 years and living in seven European countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden). Lifetime abuse was assessed by using a structured questionnaire that allowed to assess lifetime experiences of abuse. QoL was assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life–Old module. After adjustment for potential confounders, authors found that to have had any abusive experience decreased the score of sensory abilities. Psychological abuse was associated with lower autonomy and past, present, and future activities. Physical abuse with injuries significantly decreased social participation. Intimacy was also negatively associated with psychological abuse, physical abuse with injury, and sexual abuse. The results of this study provide evidence that older people exposed to abuse during their lifetime have a significant reduction in QoL, with several QoL domains being negatively affected.
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    Journal Title
    Health and Social Work
    Volume
    42
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlx036
    Subject
    Social work
    Social work not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/370287
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