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NVI-rapporteringsår: 2020
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020

Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Bidragsytere:
  • Anja Botngård
  • Arne Henning Eide
  • Laura Mosqueda og
  • Wenche Karin Malmedal

Tidsskrift

BMC Health Services Research
ISSN 1472-6963
e-ISSN 1472-6963
NVI-nivå 2

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2020
Publisert online: 2020
Volum: 20
Hefte: 9
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85077480149

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Tittel

Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Sammendrag

Background Elder abuse is a global public health and human rights problem that is predicted to increase as many countries experience a rapid growth in their population of older adults. Elder abuse undermines an older person’s well-being and is associated with a range of serious health consequences. In institutional care settings, older residents are particularly vulnerable and hence at higher risk of being abused, but few countries have explored the extent and nature of this phenomenon in national studies. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of observed and perpetrated staff-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional exploratory study of nursing staff in 100 randomly drawn Norwegian nursing homes. Nursing staff completed a pen and paper survey measuring how often during the past year they had observed staff commit acts of neglect and psychological, physical, financial/material, and sexual abuse towards residents. They also reported how often they had perpetrated acts of abuse themselves, and these rates were disaggregated by nursing staff’s gender, age and education. Results Of 3693 nursing staff (response rate 60.1%), 76% had observed one or more incidents of elder abuse during the past year, and 60.3% reported they had perpetrated one or more incidents of abuse in the same period. Psychological abuse and neglect were most commonly reported. Male staff reported more acts of physical abuse, while female staff reported more acts of neglect. Higher education of staff was associated with higher rates of self-reported psychological abuse, physical abuse and neglect. Conclusions This first national survey of staff in Norwegian nursing homes is one of the largest studies globally estimating the prevalence of elder abuse in institutional settings. Overall, we found staff-to-resident abuse to be relatively common, and our findings propose a need for preventive strategies to improve the quality of life and safety of residents in Norwegian nursing homes.

Bidragsytere

Aktiv cristin-person

Anja Botngård

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Arne Henning Eide

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Helse ved SINTEF AS
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

Laura Mosqueda

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved University of Southern California

Wenche Karin Malmedal

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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