Elder Mistreatment in Urban India: A Community Based Study
2005; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1300/j084v17n02_03
ISSN1540-4129
AutoresSrinivasan Chokkanathan, Alex E. Y. Lee,
Tópico(s)Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
ResumoABSTRACTThis study examined the extent and correlates of elder mistreatment among 400 community dwelling older adults aged 65 and above in Chennai, India. The prevalence rate of mistreatment was 14%. Chronic verbal abuse was the most common followed by financial abuse and the rate of physical abuse and neglect was similar. Among the mistreated, exactly half of them had experienced more than one type of mistreatment (multifaceted-mistreatment). With the exception of financial abuse, a significantly greater number of women experienced verbal and physical abuse as well as neglect compared to men. Adult children, daughters-in-law, spouses, and sons-in-law were the prominent perpetrators. The mistreated older adults were more depressed and less satisfied with life than those who were not mistreated. Logistic regression analysis revealed gender, social support, and subjective rating of physical health as significant factors associated with abuse.KEYWORDS: Older adultsIndiaverbal abusephysical abusefinancial abuseneglect
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