Abstract

Giris ve Amac: Butun dunyada, yasli istismarindan etkilenen yaslilarin sayisi giderek artmaktadir. Ozellikle ulkemizde “ekonomik acidan istismar edilen yaslilar uzerine” yapilmis arastirmalar sinirli sayidadir. Bu arastirmanin amaci; huzurevine girmeden once ve girdikten sonraki surecte yaslilarin aile uyeleri tarafindan ekonomik istismara maruz birakilip birakilmadiklarinin tespitidir. Gerec ve yontem : Istanbul’da Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanligi’na bagli dort huzurevinde kalmakta olan 100 yasli ile arastirmaci tarafindan gelistirilen konomik Yasli Istismarini Belirleme Formu ile veriler yuz yuze gorusme teknigi ile toplanmistir. Bulgular: Yaslilarin huzurevine girmeden onceki donemde daha fazla ekonomik istismara ugradiklari, huzurevine girdikten sonraki surecte ise ekonomik istismar oranin azalmakla birlikte varligini onemli olcude surdurdugu tespit edilmistir. Sonuc : Yaslilarin onemli olcude “ekonomik istismara” maruz kaldiklari belirlenmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Aile ici siddet, ekonomik istismar, yaslilik, yasli istismari. Financial Abuse as a Type of Elderly Abuse among Elderly People Residing in Senior Centers ABSTRACT Intrduction and Goal : The number of elderly people affected by elderly abuse is increasing day by day in all over the World. Studies done on financial abuse of elderly people are very limited especially in Turkey. The goal of this research is to define whether elderly people had been exposed to financial abuse before or/and after being placed in senior centers. Method: 100 elderly people living in Etiler Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for Elderly People, Zeytinburnu Semiha Sakir Senior Center and Sultangazi Senior Center had been interviewed face to face. Findings : It was determined through the research that most of the elderly people had been exposed to financial abuse to a considerable extent. It has seen that most of the participants had gone through financial abuse more, before being replaced to senior centers. Yet, most stated that even though the density of financial abuse was decreased after being replaced to senior centers, they keep experiencing it to some extent. Results : It was found out that elderly people had been exposed to “economic abuse” considerably. Key words: Domestic violence, economic abuse, senility elderly abuse. Atif: Artan T. H uzurevinde Kalmakta Olan Yaslilarda Yasli Istismarinin Bir Turu Olarak Ekonomik Istismar. HSP 2016;3(1):48-56. To cite this article: Artan T. Financial Abuse as a Type of Elderly Abuse among Elderly People Residing in Senior Centers HSP 2016;3(1):48-56.

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