Prevalence and Preventive Aspects of Abuse and Maltreatment of Elderly-A Descriptive Study Conducted at a Rural Area of Thrissur District Kerala Pf Regina Lt Col* Asst. Prof., Nehru College of Nursing, Po: Panayur, Ottapalam, Palakkad Dt. Kerala *Corresponding Author: Lt Col Regina PF, Asst. Prof., Nehru College of Nursing, Po: Panayur, Ottapalam, Palakkad-679522, Kerala, Phone: +91 952 696 7712, Email: tlvc901@gmail.com
Online published on 6 April, 2019. Abstract Today the care of elderly is a difficult problem to be tackled, because 7% of the Indian population is elderly, in which two-thirds are in villages and almost half of them are in poor conditions. The purpose of this study was to bring out the prevalence and preventive aspect of abuse and maltreatment of our elderly population.. The implication and preventive aspects will be discussed. Most often incidents of abuse are not reported because elderly sufferers give prime importance to the family status and love towards the children. The results provide evidence that reporting elder abuse has multifactorial elements.. This paper examines different types of elder abuse in light of available data and suggests some remedies to minimise and prevent the problem. Top Keywords Elder abuse, maltreatment, prevalence, preventive aspect. Top |