Author/Authors :
Karimian, Mohammad Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam , Mansouri, Feizollah School of Medicine - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah , Gheiasi, Gholamreza Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam , Solaimanizadeh, Laleh Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Bam University of Medical Science, Bam , Otaghi, Masoomeh Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Bam University of Medical Science, Bam , Salimi, Ebrahim Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Bam University of Medical Science, Bam , Tarjoman, Asma Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam , Borji, Milad School of Allied Medical Sciences - Ilam University of Medical sciences, Ilam
Abstract :
Abuse is one of the instances of deprivation of human
rights that occurs in various forms, such as psychological
abuse, physical abuse, deprivation of authority, neglect,
and rejection. Elderly abuse has many different forms, one
of which is psychological abuse. This type of abuse is said
to inflict pain on the elderly by depriving them of their
choice, imposing personal opinions, and saying the words
that hurt them (1, 2). Previous studies have reported a significant
prevalence of abuse in the elderly, including 63.3%
in a study by Nassiri et al. (2) in Iran and 15.7% in a metaanalysis
study in 28 countries by Yon et al. Therefore, it requires
attention in this age group (3).
