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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...
The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in Iran: a systematic review and meta...
Arab-Zozani, M; Mostafazadeh, N; Arab-Zozani, Z; Ghoddoosi-Nejad, D; Hassanipour, S; Soares, JJFObjective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in Iran. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and PsycINFO by the end of 2017. The prevalence was calculated based on the percentage or the amount reported in the studies. Heterogeneity was assessed by the I2 statistic, and the data were combined using random effects model. The results were reported as the pooled ...
Male and female physical intimate partner violence and socio-economic position:...
Costa, D; Hatzidimitriadou, E; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Lindert, J; Soares, JJF; Sundin, O; Toth, O; Barros, HOBJECTIVES:This work explores the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and intimate partner violence (IPV) considering the perspectives of men and women as victims, perpetrators and as both (bidirectional). STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional international multicentre study. METHODS:A sample of 3496 men and women, (aged 18-64 years), randomly selected from the general population of residents from six Euro...
Intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in European men an...
Costa, D; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Lindert, J; Sundin, O; Soares, JJF; Toth, O; Barros, HPURPOSE: Little is known on the specific relation between being a perpetrator or both a victim and perpetrator of intimate partner violence (IPV) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We assessed the association between HRQoL and abuse, considering men and women as victims, perpetrators or reciprocally. METHODS: Participants were adult men and women (n = 3,496), randomly selected from the general populati...
Addiction treatment in deprived urban areas in EU countries: Accessibility of c...
Welbel, M; Matanov, A; Moskalewicz, J; Barros, H; Canavan, R; Gabor, E; Gaddini, A; Greacen, T; Kluge, U; Lorant, V; Esteban Peña, M; Schene, AHAim: This study examines the accessibility of addiction treatment within services providing mental health care and support for people from socially marginalized groups in deprived urban areas across EU countries. Methods: Services providing mental health care and support in deprived areas of 14 EU capital cities were assessed with a questionnaire. We analysed the availability and accessibility of those services...