Exploring the prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in an analysis of Safeguarding Adults Reviews in South Yorkshire
Louise Jayne Whitehead The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to explore the links between being lonely and isolated, and increased risks of abuse for adults with care and support needs.Thematic analysis was used to explore features of loneliness and social isolation present in South Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) published since 2014.Ten out of fifteen SARs indicated there had been issues of loneliness and/or social isolation for the person who was the subject of the SAR.The limitations of this paper are that it only included SARs from the South Yorksh...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Louise Jayne Whitehead Source Type: research
Book review
Pete Morgan The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp.244-245 (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - September 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pete Morgan Source Type: research
Guest editorial
Sarah P. Lonbay, Kathryn Mackay, Lorna Montgomery The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp.101-104 (Source: The Journal of Adult Protection)
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah P. Lonbay Kathryn Mackay Lorna Montgomery Source Type: research
Human stories about self-neglect: told, untold, untellable and unheard narratives in safeguarding adult reviews
Michael Preston-Shoot The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to update the core data set of self-neglect safeguarding adult reviews (SARs) and accompanying thematic analysis. The initial data set was published in this journal in 2015 and has since been updated annually. The complete data set is available from the author. The second purpose is to reflect on the narratives about adult safeguarding and self-neglect by focusing on the stories that are told and untold in the reviews.Further published reviews are added to the core data set, drawn from the nati...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - July 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michael Preston-Shoot Source Type: research
Making the invisible, visible: older lesbian, gay and bisexual victim-survivors ’ “lived experiences” of domestic abuse
Making the invisible, visible: older lesbian, gay and bisexual victim-survivors’ “lived experiences” of domestic abuse Sarah Wydall, Rebecca Zerk, Elize Freeman The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to examine the use of coproduction to create a film “Do You See Me?”, to amplify the voices of a “hard to reach” group: older lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) victim-survivors of domestic abuse (DA).Qualitative methods were used as part of the co-production, which included two practitioner focus groups and 14 narrative interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, tra...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - June 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah Wydall Rebecca Zerk Elize Freeman Source Type: research
Sexual abuse and its impact on the well-being of women: evidence from India
The objective of the present study is to understand the trend of sexual abuse in the socio-cultural context of India. The study aims to examine the relationship between the victim woman and the perpetrator and the impact of sexual abuse on the well-being of women.The study applies the content analysis method for collecting data and conducting research. The data for this study were collected from June 2020 to November 2020. The sample cases for the current study were gathered manually by reading each and every news section that was published on sexual abuse in the various newspapers and magazines that were referenced in the...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - June 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Avanish Bhai Patel Source Type: research
Examining the effect of elder abuse on welfare status: the case of selected districts in Southwestern Uganda
Dianah Aharimpisya, Frank Pio Kiyingi, Francis Kasekende The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to examine the predictive potential of elder abuse on welfare status of older persons in selected districts in Southwestern Uganda.The study took a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical design. Using a sample of 285 respondents, data were obtained from 201 usable questionnaires collected from caregivers and officials relating with older persons in this area making it a response rate of 70.5%. Using statistical program for social scientists (SPSS), the researchers test...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - June 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dianah Aharimpisya Frank Pio Kiyingi Francis Kasekende Source Type: research
Human rights and older people: process and perspectives
Bridget Penhale The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to provide an overview and viewpoint on current international initiatives relating to the human rights of older people.The paper provides a review of recent and current developments in relation to the human rights of older people and some discussion of these issues.In addition to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, there are separate conventions on the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities. However, there is currently no universal, binding legal instrument on the human rights of older ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bridget Penhale Source Type: research
Adult safeguarding in Ireland: a critical review of context and gaps
Amanda Phelan The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to critically review the context of adult protection in Ireland with a focus on older people. The paper traces advances and current limitations in policy, regulation, practice and legislation.A review of historical and current contexts in adult safeguarding in Ireland is presented with consideration of key public reviews and commentaries related to care provision, governance and the legislative status of adults at risk.While Ireland’s journey to provide adult safeguarding responses for older people h...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amanda Phelan Source Type: research
Intimate partner violence in India: a study of associated factors
D.C. Pathak, Rishi Kumar The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global phenomenon. IPV is a public health, social policy and human rights concern across the globe. It remains a serious issue in Indian context as well. This paper aims to identify the factors associated with IPV using India’s nationally representative National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data.To identify the factors associated with IPV in India, the authors have used binary logistic regression to estimate two models. The outcome variables are women facing physical v...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: D.C. Pathak Rishi Kumar Source Type: research
The role of the Mental Health Act 1983 in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect: a thematic analysis of safeguarding adults reviews
Deborah Foss The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect. The author has undertaken a thematic review of Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) commissioned in England and Adult Practice Reviews (APRs) commissioned in Wales where the MHA 1983 was a central aspect to the review.Reviews were included based on specific determinants, following analysis of SARs, APRs and executive summaries. This should not affect the credibility of the research, as themes were...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Deborah Foss Source Type: research
Harassment and slurs or epistemic injustice? Interrogating discriminatory abuse through safeguarding adult review analysis
Karl Mason The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to interrogate and develop the conceptualisation of discriminatory abuse in safeguarding adults policy and practice beyond the current interpersonal definition. The paper draws on Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) that refer to discriminatory abuse or safeguarding practice with adults who have care and support needs and protected characteristics.A search of the national network repository of SARs identified 27 published reviews for inclusion. The contents were thematically analysed to understand how disc...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - May 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Karl Mason Source Type: research
The effectiveness of the Bisindo-based rational emotive behavior therapy model in reducing social anxiety in deaf women victims of sexual harassment
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Bisindo-based rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) model in reducing social anxiety in deaf women who are victims of sexual harassment.The research method uses single-subject research with multiple baselines across subjects. The research subjects were deaf women victims of sexual harassment who the National Government Organization Woman Crises Center in West Sumatra and the Association of Indonesian Special Education Professionals identified. Data were collected by observation and social anxiety scale and analyzed by graphical visual analysis.The results showed that t...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marlina Marlina Arisul Mahdi Yeni Karneli Source Type: research
Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis
This study aims to operationalize and test some predictions of a social exchange theory of elder abuse. The theory proposes that the combination of low resources and high dependency/low relational power increases the older adult’s risk of abuse. The authors tested these predictions by exploring the association between morality (indicator of resources) and abuse, moderated by social skills (indicator of power).This was an exploratory study. The authors collected data from 62 participants between 64 and 94 years old who frequented social-recreational centres.The authors found a positive association between the moral intu...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jo ão F. Fundinho Jos é Ferreira-Alves Source Type: research
Abusive behaviors: long-term forced quarantine and intimate partner violence during Covid-19 outbreak
Md Sajjad Hosain, Umma Jakia The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- As Covid-19 became a pandemic, numerous people were forced to stay at home, leading to increased intimate partner violence (IPV) in many countries, particularly in developing and least-developed ones. This paper aims to highlight the IPV based on 15 different cases formed from the practical evidence of five developing countries.The authors interviewed 15 women from five countries who were the victims of IPV during the early periods of Covid-19 outbreak. Due to geographical remoteness, the authors conducted informal ...
Source: The Journal of Adult Protection - April 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Md Sajjad Hosain Umma Jakia Source Type: research
