Publications by authors named "Maria H Iversen"
Philosopher Judith Butler has influenced how people talk about vulnerable bodies and sees vulnerability as universal, existential, and relational. Being vulnerable is part of the human condition. The main theoretical areas that run across Butler's work; power, knowledge and subjectivity, performativity, and ethics-are of particular relevance to nursing practice.
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- The study aimed to increase awareness about sexual abuse among older nursing home residents using a qualitative approach, specifically focus group interviews with nursing home staff.
- Findings revealed that many health professionals consider sexual abuse a taboo topic and struggle to believe it occurs, which could leave residents even more vulnerable.
- The research emphasizes the need for better education for health care workers, improved policies, and more research to address the issue of sexual abuse in nursing homes effectively.
Despite an increasing literature related to elder abuse, sexual abuse of older persons in general and of vulnerable adults living in nursing homes in particular is still sparsely described. The purpose of this study was to assess the state of knowledge on the subject of sexual abuse against older nursing home residents through a literature review. Systematic searches in reference databases including Cinahl, Medline, OVID Nursing Database, ISI Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and SveMed + were conducted.
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