"We must do much more to prevent and respond to the increasing frequency of different forms of abuse."
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虐待老年人与健康问题
Elderabuse and health
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虐待老年人问题在很大程度上仍是一个禁忌话题,不过世界各地已经开始提高对这一问题的认识。
Awareness about elder abuse, still largely a taboo topic, has started to increase across the world.
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虐待老年人指在存有某种信任的关系中发生的可能对老年人造成伤害或痛苦的行为或不适当的行为。
It is defined as actions or lack of appropriate action which can cause harm or distress to an older person, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust.
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虐待老年人的任何形式都可能对老年人的健康和福祉产生影响。
All types of elder abuse can have an impact on the health and wellbeing of the older person.
Psychological abuse is the most pervasive and includes behaviours that harm an older person’s self-worth or wellbeing such as name calling, scaring, embarrassing, destroying property or preventing them from seeing friends and family.
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经济虐待包括非法滥用老年人的资金,财物或资产。
Financial abuse includes illegally misusing an older person’s money, property or assets.
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忽视包括不能满足老年人的基本需求,如食物、住房、衣物和医疗需求。
Neglect includes the failure to meet an older person’s basic needs, such as food, housing, clothing and medical care.
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虐待造成的健康影响包括创伤、疼痛、抑郁、压力和焦虑等。
Health effects of abuse include traumatic injury and pain, as well as depression, stress and anxiety.
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虐待老年人可能导致入住养老院,使用急救服务,住院和死亡的风险增加。
Elder abuse can lead to an increased risk of nursing home placement, use of emergency services, hospitalization and death.