Risk factors of elder abuse in family

Cilj ovog rada je senzibilizacija znanstvene zajednice i šire javnosti o pitanju nasilja nad starijim osoba u obitelji. Starenjem svjetske populacije ovaj problem postaje sve uočljiviji, a programi prevencije sve potrebniji. Kako bi se razvijali kvalitetni programi prevencije potrebno je uskladiti definicije nasilja nad starijim osoba. U ovom radu uspoređeno je nekoliko značajnih definicija nasilja nad starijim osobama, njihove prednosti i nedostaci. Rad se bazira na pregledu literature o čimbenicima rizika za izloženost starijih osoba nasilju u obitelji. Ovaj problem se premalo naglašava zbog netočne pretpostavke da se nasilje većinom događa u ustanovama. Analiza čimbenika rizika temelji se na ekološkoj teoriji. Objašnjeni su na četiri razine. Razini osobe, odnosa, zajednice i društva. U radu su objašnjene neke od strategija prevencije nasilja nad starijim osobama i uloga socijalnog radnika u prepoznavanju, aktualizaciji i prevenciji problema nasilja.The aim of this paper is to raies awarness of the scientific community and the general public about the issue of violence against elderly people in the family. With the aging of the world's population this problem becomes more and more evidente and prevention programs are all the more necessary. In order to develop quality prevention programs it is neccessary to harmonize definitions of elder abuse. This paper compares several significant definitions of violence against the elderly, their advantages and disadvantages. The paper is based on an overview of the risk factors for the exposure od elderly people to domestic violence. This problem is not emhasized enough because of the incorrect assumption that violence mostly occurs in institutions. The risk factor analysis is based on ecological theory. This theory explains them od four levels. Personal level, relationships, community level and society level. Paper explains some of the strategies for prevention and the role of social workers in the indetification, updating the problem and prevention of violence