Elder Abuse in India: Extrapolating From the Experiences of Seniors in India's "Pay And Stay" Homes

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-18

  Kalavar, Jyotsna M ^a   Jamuna, Duvvuru ^b   Ejaz, Farida Kassim ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Indian elderly; elder abuse and neglect; elder maltreatment; pay and stay homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84872404770     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2012.661686     Document Type: Article

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