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Research into Community Attitudes to Elder Abuse in Western Australia

The last ten years has seen a growing amount of research, discussion and policy development dedicated to the topic of elder abuse, focusing particularly on what constitutes elder abuse, the prevalence of elder abuse in our society and the social impact of this sensitive issue on our community. Most of the research thus far has been targeted at specific respondent groups such as victims and witnesses of elder abuse, organisations directly associated with people at risk of being abused and some culturally and linguistically diverse members of the community. To the best of our knowledge, however, no research has been undertaken to assess community attitudes toward elder abuse among members of the “general” population of Western Australia.

In June 2007 the Office for Seniors Interests and Carers (OSIC) commissioned CATALYSE® Pty Ltd to explore and benchmark community attitudes to elder abuse among residents in both regional and metropolitan areas of Western Australia, in order to bridge some of the information gaps identified. The findings will be used to develop targeted initiatives in the pursuit of elder abuse prevention.

Eight hundred and one people were surveyed by the Survey Research Centre (UWA) using their Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system. As the final sample was biased toward people 60 years of age and over, the data was weighted by age in order for the findings to be
generalised to the general population.

Research into Community Attitudes to Elder Abuse in Western Australia (Light Version)

Research into Community Attitudes to Elder Abuse in Western Australia

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Seniors: Community Participation Research Project
This is a major research project that investigated the community participation of CALD seniors through consultations with 500 CALD seniors, mainly through group discussions and a small number of individual interviews, and consultations with 90 service providers.  The majority of discussion groups were conducted with seniors with limited English proficiency with the assistance of a bilingual translator known to the seniors.  The groups were held in partnership with local groups and organisations including ethnic community organisations, community language groups, seniors’ centres and groups, carer groups, specific CALD and ethno-specific groups, community centres and service provider agencies.

The research project examined the community participation of CALD seniors and their satisfaction with it; barriers to community participation; successful ageing; and strategies to improve community participation and successful ageing for CALD seniors.

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Overview

  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview  (Word 816kb)
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview - Part 1 (PDF, 903kb)
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview - Part 2 (PDF, 725kb)
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview - Part 3 (PDF, 806kb)
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview - Part 4 (PDF, 771kb)
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Overview - Part 5 (PDF, 502kb) 

     

    Full Report

  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Full Report  - CALD Report 2006 - Part 1 ( Word 965Kb )  /  CALD Report 2006 - Part 2 (Word 375Kb) 
  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Full Report - Part 1 (PDF, 398kb)
  •  CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Full Report - Part 2 (PDF, 330kb)

  • CALD Seniors: Community Participation Research Project 2006 - Full Report - Part 3 (PDF, 344kb)

  • Community Attitudes Surveys 2001 onwards.
    For many years, the Office has conducted annual community surveys of Western Australian adults of all ages, to provide performance measures across a range of Seniors Interests’ programs and services, and to monitor community attitudes towards ageing and ageing issues.  Due to the number of requests that the Office has received for information about the community attitudes component of these surveys, the Office has decided to make this information available for the period 2001 onwards. 

    • Community Attitudes Survey 2001 (Word 1049K)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2002 (Word 728K)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2003 (Word 894K)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2004 (Word 1288k)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2005 (Word 1446K)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2006(Word 2000K)
    • Community Attitudes Survey 2007  (1mb Zip file)

    Transitions in Ageing is a major research project investigating the importance of various changes and events in the lives on Western Australians aged 65 years and over, collated through in-depth interviews and a telephone survey of 600 WA seniors. It examines what they consider to be positive and negative influences on their lives and how their own perception of how well they are ageing tallies with the definition of successful ageing established through previous research.
     
    Western Australia's Seniors - Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators is the set of community indicators developed to report on the status of active ageing among Western Australia's seniors. They were developed in consultation with the World Health Organization, COTA(WA) and several state government departments. 
     
    Scoping Project on Depression in Older People - October 2005

    A Report on the Seniors Community Participation Survey

    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 1 (PDF, 264kb / Word 122kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 2 (PDF, 615kb / Word 676kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 3 (PDF, 487kb / Word 533kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 4 (PDF, 493kb / Word 295kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 5 (PDF, 619kb / Word 786kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 6 (PDF, 464kb / Word 409kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 7 (PDF, 364kb / Word 547kb)
    • Seniors Community Participation Survey part 8 (PDF, 315kb / Word 335kb)

    The Age Friendly Guidelines Project - October 2002 (PDF, 1.3mb / Word 1.1Mb) conducted by the Positive Ageing Foundation of Australia and funded by the Government of Western Australia.

    Motivators and Barriers to Planning for Later Life - October 2000 (PDF, 81kb / Word 46kb)

    Elder Abuse in Western Australia - 2002 (PDF, 177kb / Word 453kb)

    Other Related Research

    Aspects of Retirement for Older Women

    The Federal Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has released the following report which compares the key charateristics of retirement for men and women. Presenting new findings about differences in life in retirement for single and partnered women, as well as confirming existing findings such as the importance of education and health as factors influencing retirement.  The report is available free of charge from www.ofw.facsia.gov.au/publications/publications_list.htm

     

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