Breaking the silence: a qualitative study on older adults' perspectives and lived experiences of elder abuse

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dc.contributor.authorTokovská, Miroslava
dc.contributor.authorNolasco Ferreira, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorŠolcová, Jana
dc.contributor.authorSeberíni, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-27T12:40:28Z
dc.date.available2026-01-27T12:40:28Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionIn: Kontakt : journal of nursing and social sciences related to health and illness. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2025. ISSN 1212-4117. Roč. 27, č. 4 (2025), s. 371-377.
dc.description.abstractBackground: Elder abuse represents a significant social and public health challenge in Slovakia, yet little is known about older adults' experiences with this phenomenon. Objective: This qualitative study examined the perspectives and lived experiences of older adults regarding elder abuse. Methods: Asynchronous email interviews were conducted with 27 participants (15 female, 12 male) aged 65-81 years from urban and rural Slovakia. Data were collected between September-October 2023 and analyzed using systematic text condensation. Results: Three main themes emerged: (1) unfamiliarity with sources of help (85% reported lacking knowledge about available services), (2) police as universal authority, help, and protection (89% identified law enforcement as primary protection), and (3) education to raise awareness. Participants described lived experiences with various forms of abuse, particularly financial exploitation and psychological abuse, while highlighting significant gaps in their knowledge of available support. Conclusion: The findings reveal that older adults in Slovakia have limited awareness of protective services beyond law enforcement, face significant trust barriers in reporting abuse, and express strong desires for targeted educational initiatives.
dc.description.sponsorshipEEA and Norway Grants BIN SGS02_2021_002 University Enhancing the Smart Active Aging
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.32725/kont.2025.058
dc.identifier.issn1212-4117
dc.identifier.issn1804-7122
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105026821159
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1228
dc.identifier.wos001641870600013
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0. International
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectzneužívanie starších ľudí
dc.subjectelder abuse
dc.subjectvykorisťovanie
dc.subjectexploitation
dc.subjectpsychické týranie
dc.titleBreaking the silence: a qualitative study on older adults' perspectives and lived experiences of elder abuse
dc.typeArticle
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article

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