Hospitalized elder abuse in Iran: a qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the participants

Participant	Age range (years)	Sex	Education Level	Ward	LOS (days)
P1	60–70	Female	Diploma	Surgery	4
P2	70–80	Female	Illiterate	Surgery	7
P3	60–70	Male	Secondary school	Medical	9
P4	70–80	Male	Illiterate	Surgery	10
P5	60–70	Female	Diploma	Surgery	21
P6	70–80	Male	Secondary school	Medical	15
PFM7	50–60	Female	Higher diploma	ICU	21
P8	70–80	Male	Secondary school	CCU	5
PFM9	30–40	Female	Diploma	Surgery	11
P10	70–80	Male	Secondary school	Medical	24
PFM11	40–50	Female	Bachelor’s degree	Surgery	17
PFM12	30–40	Female	Higher diploma	Surgery	9
P13	60–70	Male	Higher diploma	Medical	9
PFM14	40–50	Male	Diploma	Emergency	6
P15	80–90	Male	Elementary school	Surgery	12
P16	60–70	Female	Higher diploma	Surgery	14
PFM17	30–40	Female	Master’s degree	Surgery	13
P18	60–70	Female	Elementary school	Medical	7
PFM19	50–60	Female	Secondary school	Medical	13
PFM20	30–40	Male	Bachelor’s degree	Surgery	11
PFM21	20–30	Male	Master’s degree	Medical	8
PFM22	20–30	Female	Bachelor’s degree	Medical	22
P23	80–90	Male	Elementary school	Medical	6
P24	70–80	Male	Elementary school	Emergency	4
PFM25	20–30	Female	Diploma	Medical	20
P26	70–80	Female	Elementary school	Medical	16
P27	60–70	Female	Bachelor degree	Surgery	8

P Patient, PFM Patients’ family member, LOS Length of stay in hospital, CCU Coronary care unit, ICU Intensive care unit

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