不,谢谢:退出老年虐待支持服务的原因
Jennifer E Storey1, Silvia Fraga Dominguez2, Melanie R Perka3
1Forensic Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Journal of elder abuse & neglect
|November 15, 2024
概括
许多老年人因拒绝接受虐待而退出服务. 解决这种否认对于有效干预老年人虐待案件至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会工作 社会工作 社会工作
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 虐待老年人是一个重要的公共卫生问题.
- 退出受害者服务是解决虐待老年人的挑战.
- 了解撤回原因对于提高干预效率至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定遭受虐待的老年人退役的流行率,原因和预测因素.
- 识别与受害者停止与社会工作服务接触相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 分析了151起老年人虐待案例,这些案例被报告给专门的社会工作服务机构.
- 对病例数据的统计检查,以确定退出服务的原因和预测因素.
主要成果:
- 服务中断发生在34%的案件中,平均接触时间为3个月.
- 受害者否认虐待和不愿参与是撤回的主要原因.
- 拒绝虐待是一个显著的退出预测器,即使在控制自我疏忽时.
结论:
- 受害者否认虐待是导致老年人虐待案件退出服务的关键因素.
- 社会工作提供者应该选和处理拒绝,以减轻退出风险.
- 特别针对拒绝,可能会改善老年虐待受害者对干预的坚持和结果.
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