FUNKCIONALNA NESPOSOBNOST STARIJIH OSOBA KAO ČINITELJ RIZIKA ZA IZLOŽENOST NASILJU U OBITELJI
FUNCTIONAL (IN)CAPABILITY OF THE ELDERLY AS A RISK FACTOR OF EXPOSURE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE

Summary/Abstract: There is still controversy about the functional disability as a risk factor for violence against the elderly among researchers as evidenced by the numerous discussions in the literature. The aims of the research are to determine how elderly assess their functional capability, and to examine the relationship between functional ability of elderly people with violence experienced by older persons in the family. The results (N=968) indicates that older people show a relatively good functional capability, although older men have reported better functional capability than older women as well as the functional capability declines as age increase. Better functional capability has been reported by higher educated elderly. Correlation analysis has shown that elderly that reported poorer functional capability at the same time appear to have more experienced psychological violence. Accelerated longitudinal studies of risk and protection factors of certain forms of family violence are needed in order to understand specific causes of domestic violence, as well as the mechanisms that facilitate coping with elderly abuse.

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