TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Note from Iran: Self-reported elder abuse in Qazvin, 2012
JO  - Journal of elder abuse and neglect
A1  - Oveisi, Sonia
A1  - Karimi, Rana
A1  - Mahram, Manoochehr
SP  - 337
EP  - 340
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - This commentary provides a first look at self-reported instances of elder abuse by a sample of people 60 years and older living in Qazvin, Iran.     METHODS: 600 community-dwelling persons, drawn from the registry files of each health center in Qazin, completed questionnaires during April to October 2012.     RESULTS: At least 80% of the participants reported experiencing some form of psychological abuse, financial abuse and/or neglect at least once during a two month period. Physical and sexual abuse were rarely reported.     CONCLUSIONS: Despite a strong Iranian cultural emphasis on respect for elders, the self-reporting of elder abuse, especially psychological abuse, is greater than our expectation. We recommend that health-related policies and programs begin to identify elder abuse and neglect as a first step in prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2014.883947
ID  - ref1
ER  -