Elderly with abuse experience as a child Annual medical expenses 110,000 yen more expensive January 29 4:33
Research groups such as Tokyo Medical and Dental University have summarized the findings that elderly people who have been abused as children have annual medical expenses of 110,000 yen higher than those who have not been abused. He pointed out that prevention could lead to a reduction in medical costs for society as a whole.
Groups such as Tokyo Medical and Dental University, which are studying health issues for the elderly, have reported the relationship between childhood abuse experience and annual medical expenses in approximately 1,000 elderly people aged 65 to 75. Statistical analysis.
As a result, 18% of elderly respondents said they "had experienced abuse" such as physical abuse or neglect from their parents by the age of 18, but those who answered "no experience" That is, the annual medical expenses were more than 116,000 yen.
According to research groups, previous studies have pointed out that abuse experience increases the risk of illness in older people, but it is the first time that a relationship with medical costs has been suggested, and that elderly abuse caused by abuse experience has been suggested. It is estimated that the annual medical expenses of the elderly will be 333 billion yen in Japan as a whole.
"We believe that abuse can affect the brain and cause chronic illness from stress. It can lead to "