TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The U.K. national study of abuse and neglect among older people
JO  - Nursing older people
A1  - Manthorpe, Jill
A1  - Biggs, Simon
A1  - McCreadie, C.
A1  - Tinker, A.
A1  - Hills, Amy
A1  - O'Keefe, M.
A1  - Doyle, M.
A1  - Constantine, Rebecca
A1  - Scholes, Shaun
A1  - Erens, Bob
SP  - 24
EP  - 26
VL  - 19
IS  - 8
N2  - This article reports briefly on the first UK prevalence study (undertaken in 2006-7) of the abuse and neglect of older people living in the community. Older people living in the community who reported mistreatment and neglect (2.6 per cent) equate to about 227,000 of the population aged 66 years and over. If figures are broadened to include neighbours and acquaintances, prevalence increases from 2.6 per cent to 4.0 per cent. This article identifies risk factors of loneliness, depression and poor quality of life. It suggests that nurses have a key role in day-to-day clinical practice in enabling older people to report abuse and neglect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-0795
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -