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    Neglect and elder abuse in the population of Crotia
    (Maltepe Üniversitesi, 2020) Dropujlja, Antonella; Ilic, Boris
    Introduction: Elder abuse is a common sociocultural and health issue that represents an intentional act or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. Over the past decades, due to the increase in the elderly population as a result of prolonged life expectancy as well as negative birth rate trends in Croatia, this issue has been brought to attention as a significant health concern. Discussion: According to available findings, elder abuse can be differentiated by the type (physical, sexual, emotional/psychological, financial, neglect) and place of its occurrence (home, institution, structural). Predisposing factors, such as age above 80, female gender, lower education, disrupted family relations, financial dependency and an inability for self-care have been shown to be consistently related with increased risk for abuse. According to research that was conducted in Zagreb, on a sample of 1000 people above the age of 65, there are some differences in the incidence of violence based on sociodemographic characteristics of the elderly. The results have shown that lower educational status goes hand in hand with a higher risk of violence, especially with physical, emotional and financial abuse. The elderly population that financially depends on their children or other family is more likely to be physically and emotionally abused by their relatives. Gender and marital status did not prove to be a significant factor. Besides increasing theoretical knowledge and awareness in society, the legislation also has a vital role in prevention. In the Republic of Croatia, the issue of elder abuse is regulated by Art. 4 of the Domestic Violence Protection Act (2003), which carefully defines domestic violence, its forms and legal obligation of both professionals and non-professionals to report it, as well as through several other penal codes. Conclusion: Nurses, especially patronage nurses, that spend a lot of time, and are the ones who can see in which conditions the elderly live in, have a huge and important role in the prevention of elder abuse. It is very important to encourage the elder population into pressing charges if they are abused. Also, bigger and more frequent controls by social workers and health visitors can lead to a decrease in the incidence of abuse.