Publications by authors named "Claude Lepresle"
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- The study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the occurrence and reporting of abuse or neglect in vulnerable adults in France.
- Reports of abuse in nursing homes decreased by 8%, while domestic abuse cases slightly increased by 1% during the pandemic.
- The findings showed that during the pandemic, incidents more frequently involved women and less often included non-family or professional perpetrators, with an increase in violations of rights and psychological abuse, while financial abuse and neglect decreased.
With the ageing of the population, dementia has become a public healthcare priority. A network designed to help the families of patients suffering from dementia on a medical as well as a social and psychological level has been set up. This structure has been developed in close coordination with community practitioners and physicians and in line with the latest recommendations in particular with regard to ethics.
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