TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-reported verbal abuse in 1300+ older women within a private, tertiary women's health clinic
AU - Sood, Richa
AU - Novotny, Paul
AU - Faubion, Stephanie S.
AU - Thielen, Jacqueline M.
AU - Shuster, Lynne T.
AU - Kuhle, Carol L.
AU - Kapoor, Ekta
AU - Marnach, Mary
AU - Barrette, Brigitte
AU - Jatoi, Aminah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Objective: Several studies describe "elder abuse" among residents of nursing homes, but this issue is less well studied among independently functioning, community-based women. The current study was undertaken to report rates of self-reported intimate partner violence - with a focus on verbal abuse - among older women within a private tertiary women's health clinic. Methods: This study focused on women who completed a questionnaire on domestic abuse. Results: A total of 1389 women with a median age of 55 years (range: 50, 90) are the focus of this report. Most 1102 (79%) were married. Within this group, 100 (7%) women reported verbal abuse within the last year. Rates of physical and sexual abuse were much lower with 9 women (1%) and 2 (<1%), respectively. In univariate analyses, being divorced, being an alcoholic, and having suffered prior abuse were associated with reported verbal abuse. In multivariate analyses, self-reported alcoholism and physical abuse were independently associated with reported verbal abuse. Conclusion: This study found a notable rate of patient-reported verbal abuse in older women within a private, tertiary women's health clinic. Implications: This observation should prompt healthcare providers to ask about intimate partner violence - and specifically verbal abuse - regardless of healthcare setting.
AB - Objective: Several studies describe "elder abuse" among residents of nursing homes, but this issue is less well studied among independently functioning, community-based women. The current study was undertaken to report rates of self-reported intimate partner violence - with a focus on verbal abuse - among older women within a private tertiary women's health clinic. Methods: This study focused on women who completed a questionnaire on domestic abuse. Results: A total of 1389 women with a median age of 55 years (range: 50, 90) are the focus of this report. Most 1102 (79%) were married. Within this group, 100 (7%) women reported verbal abuse within the last year. Rates of physical and sexual abuse were much lower with 9 women (1%) and 2 (<1%), respectively. In univariate analyses, being divorced, being an alcoholic, and having suffered prior abuse were associated with reported verbal abuse. In multivariate analyses, self-reported alcoholism and physical abuse were independently associated with reported verbal abuse. Conclusion: This study found a notable rate of patient-reported verbal abuse in older women within a private, tertiary women's health clinic. Implications: This observation should prompt healthcare providers to ask about intimate partner violence - and specifically verbal abuse - regardless of healthcare setting.
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Older
KW - Verbal abuse
KW - Women
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U2 - 10.1016/j.archger.2016.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.archger.2016.05.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 27255349
AN - SCOPUS:84973122068
SN - 0167-4943
VL - 66
SP - 62
EP - 65
JO - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
ER -