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عنوان انگليسی

Elder abuse's correlation to resilience of older adults

خلاصه انگلیسی

Background and Aim: Resilience is a concept that has been considered in geriatric research because it is associated with successful aging and a healthy quality of life and is important for overcoming problems. Abuse is a threat to the survival and quality of life of victims. Problems caused by elder abuse lead to vulnerability, dependence, and reduced flexibility and incompatibility with difficult and stressful life situations. Therefore, the ability of the individual to establish bio-psychological balance in difficult conditions is important. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and abuse in the elderly in Ardabil. materials and methods:This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on 500 older people in Ardabil (northwestern Iran). The research samples were the elderly over 60 years old in Ardabil who were selected as a quota cluster. The questionnaire used in this study is three parts and includes the demographic information questionnaire, Connor and Davidson resilience questionnaire and the elderly family abuse questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 22). Descriptive statistical methods were used to describe the information and inferential statistics were used to determine the relationship between the variables. Results: The results showed that out of the 500 participants, most were male (51.6%) and in the age range of 60-69 years (54.6%), had 1-4 children (62%) and married (70.2%). In terms of education, the majority had primary education (49.2%) and were unemployed (51.4%). 54.4% had at least one chronic illness and were economically and administratively independent (64%). The mean and standard deviation of the elderly participating in this study was 83.10 ± 17.28 and 75.4% of the elderly participants in the study reported at least one type of abuse. The results of this study also showed that the elderly who were abused reported low resilience. And there is a relationship between resilience and abuse (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: Considering the elderly who have been abused have low resilience. Therefore, by timely identification of cases of abuse and prevention of this family social problem, as well as educational interventions and mental health promotion and policy in support programs can increase resilience and improve the quality of life of the elderly

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