Table 2.
European studies providing prevalence numbers of elder abuse (part 2)
| Study | Prevalence period | Abuse by | Prevalence rate (%) | Prevalence women (%) | Prevalence men (%) | Physical (%) | Emotional (%) | Sexual (%) | Financial (%) | Neglect (%) | Violation of rights (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandenberk | Since the age of 60 | Anyone | 19.7 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 3.0 | / |
| Verté | Past 12 months | Person who they knew | 11.4 | X | X | 6.2 | 6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| Zimmelová | No time limitations | The environment, family member | X | X | X | 13.0 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Kivelä | After the age of retirement | Anyone | 6.7 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 4.6 | X | 1.4 | X | X |
| Wetzels | Past 12 months | (close) relatives | 6.6 | X | X | 3.4 | 0.8 | X | 1.3 | 2.7 | X |
| Görgen | 12 months, or 5 year | (close) relatives | X | X | X | 12 months: 1.6% women; 1.3% men | 12 months: 24.9% women; 26.3% men | 5 year: 0.1% women and men | 5 year: 1.3% women; 0.7% men | X | X |
| Hirsch | 5 years | Anyone | 10.8 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | X |
| Pitsiou-Darrough | Past 12 months | Anyone | 12.4 | X | X | 2.0 | 4.8 | X | 3.6 | 2.0 | X |
| Chaves | Question abuse at the present moment | Anyone | 84.5 | X | X | 10.0 | 51.4 | X | 19.9 | 47.1 | X |
| Fernandes | Question abuse at the present moment | Anyone | 36.3 | X | X | 7.5 | 17.9 | X | 3.7 | 7.2 | X |
| Ferreira | Question abuse at the present moment | Anyone | 73.0 | X | X | 8.4 | 41.0 | X | 13.7 | 38.0 | X |
| Iborra | Past 12 months | Co-resident | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | X |
| Garre-Olmo | Past 12 months | Anyone | 29.3 | X | X | 0.1 | 15.2 | X | 4.7 | 16.0 | X |
| Eriksson | Since the age of 65 | Anyone | X | 16.0 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 5,1 (harassment) 0,3 (sexual violence) | 1.0 | 7.0 | X |
| Comijs | Past 12 months | Anyone | 5.6 | X | X | 1.2 | 3.2 | X | 1.4 | 0.2 | X |
| GGD Flevoland | Past 12 months | Anyone | X | X | X | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | X | X | X |
| GGD Flevoland | Past 12 months | Anyone | X | X | X | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 | X | X | X |
| Ogg | ‘Recently’ | (Close) relative | X | X | X | 3.0 | 7.0 | X | 3.0 | X | X |
| 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| O’Keeffe | Past 12 months | Relatives, close friends, care workers | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | X |
| + neighbours, acquaintances | 4.0 | X | X | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | X |
Italic = Studies using the QEEA instrument