RealFeedApp Psychological harm is the most common form of abuse at 12.4%
A new study reveals that 17% of community-dwelling older adults in New Zealand face abuse, with psychological harm being the most frequent form.
- Field
- society and regulation
- What they did
- Researchers found that about 17% of older people in New Zealand experience various forms of abuse, with psychological harm being the most common.
- Why it matters
- This information will help understand the scale of the problem and estimate the country's annual economic losses, which exceed 1.8 billion New Zealand dollars.
#elderly abuse#new zealand#psychological harm#social welfare
