关于向澳大利亚老年妇女寻求帮助的定性见解,这些老年人虐待的澳大利亚妇女有过的经验
Bianca Brijnath1,2, Rachel Muoio2, Jake Najman3
1School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
概括
经历老年虐待的澳大利亚老年女性很少因耻辱和羞耻而寻求帮助. 针对罪犯的干预措施有所改善,但受害者更喜欢自我管理而不是正式支持.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
背景情况:
- 老年人虐待是影响老年人的一个重要问题.
- 受害者寻求帮助的行为是复杂的,受到各种因素的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查澳大利亚老年妇女的寻求帮助行为,这些老年妇女经历过老年虐待.
- 了解寻求老年虐待帮助的障碍和促进因素.
主要方法:
- 从昆士兰州的Mater-University对怀孕队列的研究中进行了有目的的抽样.
- 在过去12个月中,与17名60岁以上的成年人进行了半结构化的定性访谈,他们自行报告了过去12个月的老年人虐待.
- 对面试数据进行主题分析.
主要成果:
- 64.7%的参与者没有寻求帮助,理由是耻辱,受害者指责和羞耻.
- 参与者希望对事者提供支持,特别是在心理健康和成问题上.
- 受害者报告说,他们从正式服务 (心理健康,警察,热线) 中获得的好处有限,并且更喜欢自我管理.
结论:
- 由于寻求帮助的频率不高,老年人虐待的后果往往会被忍受.
- 需要全面的战略来解决犯罪者的行为,减少耻辱感,改善服务,并让非正式的支持者参与其中.
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