Gewalterfahrungen und Gefährdungslagen in häuslichen Pflegebeziehungen

Abstract

Violence in home-care settings still appears to be perceived as a taboo. However, with respect to the German health care environment, the study Crime and violence in older people's lives has been able to show that such events are not confined to isolated incidents. This thesis examines crucial aspects of this critical point in question which have so far remained unpublished. At the core of the analysis are adult children who take care of their physically impaired elderly parents. Regarding the empirical methods utilized in the analysis, both a quantitative questionnaire study and a qualitative interview study are implemented. This specific type of mix-methods approach ensures a both comprehensive as well as concise look at this socially highly relevant topic which has so far remained fairly unaccounted for.