Incidence of Elder Abuse: Findings From a Population-based Study of U.s. Chinese Older Adults
Year: 2017
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: This paper aimed to examine the incidence of elder abuse over two years in a longitudinal population-based cohort of community-dwelling Chinese older adults in Chicago. We analyzed survey responses from 2,712 participants enrolled between 2011 and 2013 and conducted follow-up interviews after a two-year interval from 2013 and 2015. To determine elder abuse incidence, data was analyzed from Wave 1 and Wave 2 and only includes new cases of elder abuse at Wave 2. We also administered a 56-item questionnaire, assessing psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, caregiver neglect, and financial exploitation. Incidence for any type of elder abuse was 6.4%. Incidence of psychological abuse was 4.4%, financial exploitation was 2.6%, caregiver neglect at 0.9%, physical abuse at 0.5%, and sexual abuse was the least reported at 0.1%. To our knowledge, our findings are the first estimate of incident elder abuse among U.S. Chinese older adults.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Institutions: Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern University
Language: English
Topic: Elder Abuse and Neglect
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2732262968