Prevencija nasilja nad starijim osobama

Rad se bavi starijim osobama i članovima obitelji te njihovom informiranošću i poznavanju nasilja nad starijim osobama, prepoznavanju oblika nasilja te adekvatnim odgovorima na nasilje nad starijim osobama. U uvodnom dijelu razrađuje se tema starijih osoba, nasilja nad starijim osobama te prevenciji nasilja nad starijim osobama . S obzirom da je nasilje nad starijim osobama prepoznato s porastom udjela starijih osoba u populaciji te je potrebno dobiti uvid u mišljenja starijih osoba i članova obitelji o nasilju nad starijim osobama i prevenciji nasilja. Provedeno je kvalitativno istraživanje u kojem je za prikupljanje podataka korištena metoda polustrukturirnog intervjua i fokus grupa, a za obradu podataka korištena je tematska analiza. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 12 ispitanika. Prigodni uzorak sačinjavali su 6 starijih osoba i 6 članova obitelji s područja Velike Gorice i Grada Zagreba. Istraživana je informiranost ispitanika o nasilju nad starijim osobama , prepoznavanju nasilja te odgovori na nasilje. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da ispitanici prepoznaju oblike nasilja fizičko nasilje, financijsko iskorištavanje, zanemarivanje, verbalna agresija, maltretiranje, zanemarivanje, psihičko zlostavljanje. Trebaju biti više informirani o mogućnostima prijave nasilja i oblicima zaštite. Te kao prevenciju nasilja nad starijim osobama ističu edukaciju, efikasnost institucija, dostupnost stručnjaka.The paper deals with the elderly and family members and their informedness on, and knowledge of violence against the elderly, recognizing forms of violence and adequate responses to violence against the elderly. The introductory part deals with the topic of the elderly, violence against the elderly and the prevention of violence against the elderly. Given that violence against the elderly has been recognized with the increase in the share of the elderly in the population, it is necessary to gain insight into the opinions of the elderly and family members on violence against the elderly and the prevention of violence. A qualitative research was conducted in which the method of semi-structured interview and focus groups were used for data collection, and thematic analysis was used for data processing. Twelve respondents participated in the study. The appropriate sample consisted of 6 elderly people and 6 family members from the area of Velika Gorica and the City of Zagreb. Respondents were informed about violence against the elderly, recognizing violence and responding to violence. The obtained results show that the respondents recognize forms of violence, physical violence, financial exploitation, neglect, verbal aggression, harassment, neglect, psychological abuse. They need to be more informed about the possibilities of reporting violence and forms of protection. As a prevention of violence against the elderly, they emphasize education, the efficiency of institutions, and the availability of experts