A recent study reveals some disturbing data on senior care and elder abuse. According to the research conducted at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, the risk of death increases significantly—nearly six-fold—when seniors do not care for themselves, reported Medicine Net. The findings appear in the August 5th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Also, when seniors are abused—emotionally, physically, financially, sexually, or through neglect—the risk of death increases by more than double, according the study, said Medicine Net. “Elder self-neglect and abuse really have severe consequences,” said Dr. XinQi Dong, study author and associate professor of medicine at Rush, quoted Medicine Net. According to Dr. Dong, the research indicated that “it’s not just the cognitively impaired,” citing patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, affected by these trends, “Even more capable seniors face a higher risk of premature death from self-neglect,” he said, reported Medicine Net.
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Also, when seniors are abused—emotionally, physically, financially, sexually, or through neglect—the risk of death increases by more than double, according the study, said Medicine Net. “Elder self-neglect and abuse really have severe consequences,” said Dr. XinQi Dong, study author and associate professor of medicine at Rush, quoted Medicine Net. According to Dr. Dong, the research indicated that “it’s not just the cognitively impaired,” citing patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, affected by these trends, “Even more capable seniors face a higher risk of premature death from self-neglect,” he said, reported Medicine Net.
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Elder Abuse Linked To Early Death
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Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Self-neglect, abuse ups risk of death in the elderly
4 comments:
Absolutely -- elder abuse brings premature death. The elderly lose their spirit and their fight.
That's a major consequence of guardianship / conservatorship abuse.
This is not surprising to me, not at all. I know from personal experience but I guess it takes a "study" and a statement of conclusions from sources viewed as experts.
There needs to be harsher punishments for those who target and/or abuse the elderly.
Older folks just cannot survive or be able to take the trauma of abuse or abusive situations and bounce back. Aging in itself is hard enough on the body, mind and spirit. I hope people take note of the seriousness of this study.
When I think of abuse causing early death, the first thing I think of is isolating an elderly person from his/her family. It's the worst thing in the world.
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