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Título: | Care of elderly in Portugal: Official data and scientific and professional challenges |
Autor(es): | Fundinho, João F. Ferreira-Alves, J. |
Palavras-chave: | Older Adults Mistreatment Portugal Social Services |
Data: | 2019 |
Editora: | Springer |
Citação: | Fundinho J.F., Ferreira-Alves J. (2019) Care of Elderly in Portugal: Official Data and Scientific and Professional Challenges. In: Shankardass M. (eds) International Handbook of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8610-7_15 |
Resumo(s): | The world has never been so active in approaching human needs and human rights. As the population has become older, new kind of pressures has been made over health and protective services, as well as on research targeted to older adults. This chapter presents the scientific and practical developments in the field of elder mistreatment in Portugal. An overview of the scientific trends in Portuguese research is presented. National research on elder mistreatment has been increasing slowly. The current national scenery is focused on prevalence data and identifying risk and vulnerabilities. This chapter will also discuss the support structures available for mistreated older adults in Portugal, namely the current legal framework and the institutions/entities that offer aid to the victims. Legally, elder mistreatment in Portugal is no different from domestic violence, though some legislative advances have been seen in abandonment. Some structures have been developed over the years to offer aid to older adults, from special programs in the police to private institutions, passing by government supported initiatives. |
Tipo: | Capítulo de livro |
Descrição: | First published online: 10 August 2019 |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/66776 |
ISBN: | 978-981-13-8612-1 |
e-ISBN: | 978-981-13-8610-7 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-981-13-8610-7_15 |
Versão da editora: | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-13-8610-7_15 |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIPsi - Livros e Capítulos de Livros |
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