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Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan

Domestic elder abuse is a social problem. In some countries, it had affected a large number of the elderly. Although this issue has gained prominence for over two decades, in Malaysia, the information on this is still scarce. Most of the elder abuse cases were not reported and concealed from public...

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Main Authors: Asiah, Bidin, Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
K Law (General)
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spelling my-unisza-ir.5792020-11-25T04:27:53Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/579/ Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan Asiah, Bidin Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform K Law (General) Domestic elder abuse is a social problem. In some countries, it had affected a large number of the elderly. Although this issue has gained prominence for over two decades, in Malaysia, the information on this is still scarce. Most of the elder abuse cases were not reported and concealed from public knowledge. Victims too, rarely report the abuses perpetrated by their own family members. This study aims to examine the experiences of the elderly in Malaysia who have sustained domestic abuse. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted on ten (10) people aged 60 year and above were residing in Rumah Seri Kenangan (an old folks home) in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan. Each interview took an average of 15 to 30 minutes and was stopped when the information reached a saturated level. Observation on the physical characteristics of the elderly was done during the interview. The findings showed that majority of the elderly had experienced one or more abuses. The most reported forms of abuse were emotional and financial abuse. The main perpetrators were the adult children or their spouses. Through observation, the study found that the victims had similar characteristics namely physical disability and one or more chronic illnesses. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed image en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/579/1/FH03-FLAIR-16-05224.jpg Asiah, Bidin and Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff (2015) Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan. In: e-Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Law and Society 2015, 10-11 May 2015, UNISZA.
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topic HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
K Law (General)
spellingShingle HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
K Law (General)
Asiah, Bidin
Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff
Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
description Domestic elder abuse is a social problem. In some countries, it had affected a large number of the elderly. Although this issue has gained prominence for over two decades, in Malaysia, the information on this is still scarce. Most of the elder abuse cases were not reported and concealed from public knowledge. Victims too, rarely report the abuses perpetrated by their own family members. This study aims to examine the experiences of the elderly in Malaysia who have sustained domestic abuse. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted on ten (10) people aged 60 year and above were residing in Rumah Seri Kenangan (an old folks home) in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan. Each interview took an average of 15 to 30 minutes and was stopped when the information reached a saturated level. Observation on the physical characteristics of the elderly was done during the interview. The findings showed that majority of the elderly had experienced one or more abuses. The most reported forms of abuse were emotional and financial abuse. The main perpetrators were the adult children or their spouses. Through observation, the study found that the victims had similar characteristics namely physical disability and one or more chronic illnesses.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Asiah, Bidin
Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff
author_facet Asiah, Bidin
Jal Zabdi, Mohd Yusoff
author_sort Asiah, Bidin
title Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
title_short Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
title_full Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
title_fullStr Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed Experience of domestic abuse among Malaysian elderly: A study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), Pengkalan Chepa Kelantan
title_sort experience of domestic abuse among malaysian elderly: a study on residents of rumah seri kenangan (old folk home), pengkalan chepa kelantan
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