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The prevalence, severity and chronicity of abuse towards older men: Insights fr...
Melchiorre, MG; Di Rosa, M; Macassa, G; Eslami, B; Torres-Gonzales, F; Stankunas, M; Lindert, J; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Barros, H; Lamura, G; Soares, JJFBackground Elder abuse is a growing public health question among policy makers and practitioners in many countries. Research findings usually indicate women as victims, whereas male elder abuse still remains under-detected and under-reported. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, severity and chronicity of abuse (psychological, physical, physical injury, sexual, and financial) against older men, and to scruti...
Lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men in Europe
Eslami, B; Di Rosa, M; Barros, H; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Stankunas, M; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Lindert, J; Soares, JJF; Lamura, G; Melchiorre, MGBackground Research suggests that survivors of interpersonal violence have an increasing experience of bodily symptoms. This study aims to scrutinise the association between lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men, considering demographics/socio-economic, social support and health variables. Methods A sample of 4,467 community-dwelling persons aged 60–84 years (57.3% women) living in seven...
Healthcare and aging: do European Union countries differ?
Stankunas, M; Avery, M; Lindert, J; Edwards, I; Di Rosa, M; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Barros, H; Soares, JPurpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate socio-economic inequalities in the use, accessibility and satisfaction with health services amongst 60-84 year old people from seven European urban communities. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study were collected in 2009. The target population was people aged 60-84 years from Stuttgart (Germany), Athens (Greece), Ancona (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania), Por...