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OLDER-ADULT NEGLECT [1 record]

Record 1 2024-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

Elder emotional mistreatment can be regarded as mistreatment caused by the deliberate neglect of the emotional needs of the elderly by their main caregivers. In the Ecological Theory of Aging, the neglect of older adults by primary caregivers is considered as mistreatment of older adults in the home environment or social environment, which can adversely affect the mental health of older adults and, thus, reduce their life satisfaction.

Key term(s)
  • older-adult neglect
  • older-people neglect
  • older-person neglect

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

négligence envers l'adulte âgé; négligence envers les adultes âgés; négligence envers la personne âgée; négligence envers les personnes âgées; négligence envers l'aîné; négligence envers les aînés; négligence à l'égard de l'adulte âgé; négligence à l'égard des adultes âgés; négligence à l'égard de la personne âgée; négligence à l'égard des personnes âgées; négligence à l'égard de l'aîné; négligence à l'égard des aînés : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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