@article{ref1,
title="Self-reported verbal abuse in 1300+ older women within a private, tertiary women's health clinic",
journal="Archives of gerontology and geriatrics",
year="2016",
author="Sood, Richa and Novotny, Paul and Faubion, Stephanie S. and Thielen, Jacqueline M. and Shuster, Lynne T. and Kuhle, Carol L. and Kapoor, Ekta and Marnach, Mary and Barrette, Brigitte and Jatoi, Aminah",
volume="66",
number="",
pages="62-65",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Several studies describe &quot;elder abuse&quot; among residents of nursing homes, but this issue is less well studied among independently functioning, community-based women. The current study was undertaken to report rates of self-reported intimate partner violence - with a focus on verbal abuse - among older women within a private tertiary women's health clinic. <br><br>METHODS: This study focused on women who completed a questionnaire on domestic abuse. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 1389 women with a median age of 55 years (range: 50, 90) are the focus of this report. Most 1102 (79%) were married. Within this group, 100 (7%) women reported verbal abuse within the last year. Rates of physical and sexual abuse were much lower with 9 women (1%) and 2 (<1%), respectively. In univariate analyses, being divorced, being an alcoholic, and having suffered prior abuse were associated with reported verbal abuse. In multivariate analyses, self-reported alcoholism and physical abuse were independently associated with reported verbal abuse. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study found a notable rate of patient-reported verbal abuse in older women within a private, tertiary women's health clinic. IMPLICATIONS: This observation should prompt healthcare providers to ask about intimate partner violence - and specifically verbal abuse - regardless of healthcare setting.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-4943",
doi="10.1016/j.archger.2016.05.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.05.002"
}