Citation

Weeks LE, Leblanc K. J. Women Aging. 2011; 23(4): 283-304.

Affiliation

Department of Family & Nutritional Sciences , University of Prince Edward Island , Charlottetown , PEI , Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08952841.2011.611043

PMID

22014219

Abstract

In this systematic literature review, we synthesized the current knowledge of intimate partner violence experienced by older women. We identified 32 studies that included data collected from older women and synthesized the findings using the ecological model as an organizing framework. Themes in the microsystem included the immediate context in which the abuse takes place and impacts on older women. The mesosystem included themes on the older woman's relationships with her social network. Themes in the exosystem encompassed community-based services. Finally, themes in the macrosystem encompassed broad ideologies, mores, and influences of the geographic location. We used the ecological model to frame a discussion of implications for future research, policy, and practice.

Language: en