Health Consequences
The health consequences of elder abuse are very serious. Elder abuse can destroy an elderly person's quality of life in the forms of:
- Declining functional abilities
- Increased dependency
- Increased sense of helplessness
- Increased stress
- Worsening psychological decline
- Premature mortality and morbidity
- Depression and dementia
- Malnutrition
- Death
The risk of death for elder abuse victims are three times higher than for non-vicitms.
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