Open AccessAbuse in older persons: why physicians need to be aware
Author(s) -
Christophe Büla
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2016.14291
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , elder abuse , population , psychiatry , injury prevention , gerontology , poison control , medical emergency , environmental health , disease , pathology
Studies from several countries have observed overall prevalence rates of abuse that averaged about 10% in the general older population, but amounted to as high as 40 to 60% when studying specifically older persons suffering from dementia. Such high prevalence rates essentially imply that every physician who cares for elderly persons is “at-risk” to face a situation of abuse.
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