...Nurhasanah Nurhasanah; Darmawati Darmawati; Hajjul Kamil; Marthoenis Marthoenis Purpose Elder neglect is a complex and often hidden form of elder abuse influenced by family relationships, caregiver capacity and weaknesses in health and social service systems. Despite its growing public health...

...Zohreh Bakrani; Fatemeh Estebsari; Meimanat Hosseini; Maliheh Nasiri; Marzieh Latifi Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate a tool to measure nurses’ knowledge of, attitude toward and practice regarding the elder abuse phenomenon. Design/methodology...

.... This classification may facilitate the medical practitioners, academicians and government and non-government social welfare agencies in understanding elder abuse with new perspectives. According to the American Psychological Association (2017) , variety of changes are seen in elders above age of 60 and vary from...

... victimisation. Avanish Bhai Patel can be contacted at: avanish_patel@yahoo.co.in © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 India Elderly Fear of crime Elder abuse Mixed method approach Prior victimization The basis of our traditional social order is being undermined by the process...