The relationship between activities of daily living and abuse in the elderly: cross-sectional study during covid 19

ABSTRACT

To determine the relationship between activities of daily living in the elderly and elder abuse, the research was conducted during the COVID-19 process. This study was performed as descriptive and cross -sectional. For data collection, the Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE), Personal Information Form, Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (BIADL) and Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (HS/EAST) were used. It was determined that 43.8% of the elderly participants were moderately dependent while performing activities of daily living, and 63.4% were exposed to some kind of abuse. The HS/EAST total mean scores of elderly people who were highly dependent while performing activities of daily living were found to be higher. It was determined that as the dependency levels of the elderly in their activities of daily living increased, the rate of exposure to abuse increased.

KEYWORDS:

• Elderly
• activities of daily living
• abuse

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the all elderly who took part in this study.

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Contributions

The authors declare that their contribution to the work is equal.

Ethical approval

All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Funding

This study did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.