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Advances in Elder Abuse ResearchSelf-Neglect in Older Adults

Advances in Elder Abuse Research: Self-Neglect in Older Adults [Medical advancements have significantly increased life expectancy, and people over the age of 65 (older adults) are the fastest-growing population in the world (World Health Organization 2015). Population aging has brought to the fore prevailing under-discussed public health issues such as self-neglect. The National Centre on Elder Abuse (NCEA) posits that Self-Neglect (SN) is ‘the behaviour of an elderly person that threatens his/her own health and safety’ (Adminstration on Aging 2016). Self-neglect can vary in presentation and severity and was first identified in the 1950s. A variety of terms such as Diogenes syndrome (Reyes-Ortiz et al. 2014), and domestic squalor (Snowdon et al. 2012) have been used to describe and define self-neglect (Gibbons et al. 2006; Lauder et al. 2009). A concept anlysis by Day (2016) concluded that self-neglect can manifest both externally and internally and defining attributes were environmental neglect and cumulative behaviors (service refusal, isolation, poor social networks, reduced engagement, poor self-care, neglect of health, hygiene, nutrition, and finances) that could be intentional or non-intentional.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Advances in Elder Abuse ResearchSelf-Neglect in Older Adults

Part of the International Perspectives on Aging Book Series (volume 24)
Editors: Phelan, Amanda
Day, Mary Rose
Advances in Elder Abuse Research — Jan 2, 2020
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Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
ISBN
978-3-030-25092-8
Pages
85 –99
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-25093-5_7
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Abstract

[Medical advancements have significantly increased life expectancy, and people over the age of 65 (older adults) are the fastest-growing population in the world (World Health Organization 2015). Population aging has brought to the fore prevailing under-discussed public health issues such as self-neglect. The National Centre on Elder Abuse (NCEA) posits that Self-Neglect (SN) is ‘the behaviour of an elderly person that threatens his/her own health and safety’ (Adminstration on Aging 2016). Self-neglect can vary in presentation and severity and was first identified in the 1950s. A variety of terms such as Diogenes syndrome (Reyes-Ortiz et al. 2014), and domestic squalor (Snowdon et al. 2012) have been used to describe and define self-neglect (Gibbons et al. 2006; Lauder et al. 2009). A concept anlysis by Day (2016) concluded that self-neglect can manifest both externally and internally and defining attributes were environmental neglect and cumulative behaviors (service refusal, isolation, poor social networks, reduced engagement, poor self-care, neglect of health, hygiene, nutrition, and finances) that could be intentional or non-intentional.]

Published: Jan 2, 2020

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