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A Comparative Study of Elder Mistreatment Between Community-dwelling Elders and Those Residing in Long-term Care Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

B. Saoussen
Affiliation:
CHU Farhat Hached, Psychiatry, Sousse, Tunisia
B.H.A. Béchir
Affiliation:
CHU Farhat Hached, Psychiatry, Sousse, Tunisia

Abstract

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Introduction

Elderly who live in settings other than their own homes or those of relatives have received little attention from researchers in Tunisia.

Aims

To compare sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with elder abuse between community-dwelling elders and those residing in nursing home.

Methods

A comparative study was conducted, including 50 subjects aged 65 years and older living in the community and 20 age- and sex-matched subjects living in a nursing home. Cognitive status, depressive symptoms and autonomy were assessed using mini-mental state examination (MMSE), geriatric depression scale (GDS) and activities of daily living scale (ADL). Elder abuse was evaluated with Indicators of Abuse Screen (IOA).

Results

Elder abuse was more prevalent in elderly residing in nursing home (P = 0.009) with a prevalence of 35% and 8% and a mean IOA score of 12.75 and 7.74. Psychological, physical, financial abuse and neglect were reported by elderly residing in nursing home. Those living in community reported exclusively psychological abuse. The victim's reactions were passive in all cases.

Elders living in nursing home were more single or divorced (0.000) and financially independent (0.003). They had lower scores of MMSE (0.002) and ADL (0.014), and higher scores of GDS (0.022). A binary logistic regression confirmed that elder abuse was significantly more prevalent in nursing home after eliminating these confounding variables: age, gender, MMSE, GDS and ADL scores (P = 0.018).

Conclusion

Our results confirm that elderly who live in long-term care facilities are at particular risk for abuse and neglect.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Old age psychiatry
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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