TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Professionals' awareness of sexual abuse in late life: an exploratory survey
JO  - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
A1  - Alon, Sara
A1  - Tuma, Niva
A1  - Band-Winterstein, Tova
A1  - Goldblatt, Hadass
SP  - 53
EP  - 61
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-3903
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390317712598
ID  - ref1
ER  -