Citation

Khanlary Z, Maarefvand M, Biglarian A, Heravi-Karimooi M. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2016; 28(2): 114-126.

Affiliation

Shahed University , Tehran , Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2016.1141738

PMID

26786905

Abstract

Elder abuse may become a health issue in developing countries including Iran. The purpose of this investigation was to study the effectiveness of a Family-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Social Work (FBCBSW) in reducing elder abuse. In a randomized-clinical-trial in Iran, twenty-seven elders participated in intervention and control groups. The intervention groups received a 5-session FBCBSW intervention and completed the Domestic-Elder-Abuse-Questionnaire (DEAQ), which evaluates elder abuse at baseline and follow-ups. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Wilcoxon-test were used to analyze the data. The repeated measures ANOVA revealed that FBCBSW was successful in reducing elder abuse. The Wilcoxon-test indicated that emotional neglect, care neglect, financial neglect, curtailment of personal autonomy, psychological abuse, and financial abuse significantly decreased over time but there was no statistically significant difference in physical abuse before and after the intervention. The findings from this study suggest that FBCBSW is a promising approach to reducing elder abuse and warrants further study with larger samples.

Language: en