@article{ref1,
title="Professionals' awareness of sexual abuse in late life: an exploratory survey",
journal="Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association",
year="2018",
author="Alon, Sara and Tuma, Niva and Band-Winterstein, Tova and Goldblatt, Hadass",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="53-61",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The sexual abuse phenomenon is considered taboo. It has been discussed, to date, mainly in relation to children and young women, with insufficient attention to sexual abuse in a late-life context. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The aim of this survey was to explore professionals' awareness of elder sexual abuse (ESA). <br><br>DESIGN: The survey was conducted among 161 Jewish and Arab professionals from health care and social services, who worked with older adults in Israel. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the entire sample, 70 professionals (only 43%) reported encountering at least one to three cases of ESA. A total of 98% of the victims were women, and the primary offender was the spouse (75%). In most cases (70%), the victim reported the abuse, which was mainly sexual assault (64%). All participants (100%) noted taking action. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This exploratory survey indicates that professionals are partially aware of the existence of and the need to address the ESA phenomenon.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-3903",
doi="10.1177/1078390317712598",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390317712598"
}