en بررسی شیوع انواع سو رفتار در سالمندان و عوامل مرتبط آن ● Psychosocial Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#2F4F4F;"><strong>Background:</strong></span> Elder abuse is a significant public health problem overlooked by communities. The current study investigated various abuse types prevalence and their associated factors among the elderly.&nbsp;<br> <span style="color:#2F4F4F;"><strong>Methods: </strong></span>This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2014. Research palpation compromised elderly covered by health hygiene centers in Kashan City, Iran. The study sample included 500 elderly individuals. We applied quota sampling with randomization for sample selection. The quota sampling size differed according to the number and gender of the subjects. Demographic data questionnaire and Heravi-Karimooi Elderly Abuse Questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS. Descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Chi-squared test, and Logistic Regression analysis were used for data analysis. The significance level was set at P<0.05.&nbsp;<br> <span style="color:#2F4F4F;"><strong>Results: </strong></span>The study participants&rsquo; mean&plusmn;SD age was 72.07&plusmn;9.03 years. The obtained prevalence rates were as follows: emotional neglect: 29.8%, neglect of care: 35.6%, financial neglect: 37.8%, authority: 41.2%, experienced psychological abuse: 45%, financial abuse: 45.6%, physical abuse: 22.2%, and rejection: 16.6%. There were significant correlations between abuse and age (P=0.001), the number of children (P=0.001), marital status (P=0.01), the living conditions (P=0.001), having diseases (P=0.029), and having the ability to walk (P=0.001).&nbsp;<br> <span style="color:#2F4F4F;"><strong>Conclusion: </strong></span>The study findings are crucial in developing a national system for protecting the elderly. Furthermore, a continuing education plan is required for enforcing communication between caregivers and elders.&nbsp;</p> Abuse, Elderly, Aging, Negligence 59 66 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1415-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Sadrollahi علی صدرالهی َali.sadrollahi@yahoo.com 100319475328460017284 100319475328460017284 Yes Instructor Geriatric Nursing, Department of Nursing Science, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. عضو هیات علمی داخلی جراحی دانشکده پرستاری بندرگز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد بندرگز، بندرگز ایران Zahra Khalili زهرا خلیلی khalili.nurse@gmail.com 100319475328460017285 100319475328460017285 No Instructor Geriatric Nursing, Faculty Member Department of Nursing Science, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. ، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری خلخال، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خلخال ایران Mohadeseh Ghorbani 100319475328460017286 100319475328460017286 No Instructor, Faculty Member Department of Nursing, Bandargaz Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bndargaz, Iran. Mehdi Mahmoodi 100319475328460017287 100319475328460017287 No Instructor, Faculty Member Department of Nursing, Bandargaz Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bndargaz, Iran.