TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of depressive symptomatology and elder mistreatment in a U.S. Chinese population
T2 - Findings from a community-based participatory research study
AU - Dong, Xinqi
AU - Chang, E. Shien
AU - Wong, Esther
AU - Wong, Bernarda
AU - Simon, Melissa A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was a Partner in Research project funded by the National Institutes of Health that emphasized the community–academic partnership to explore health issues relevant to the community. In brief, this study was conducted in the Chicago Chinatown community, a geographically defined community on the near south side of Chicago. The overall study was guided by the precede–proceed model of community-based participatory research (CBPR) (Green & Kreuter, 1991, 2005), which builds on more than 40 years of work and also has been extended to encompass the wider environmental, policy, and organizational factors that have been found to be important in launching national programs and infrastructure building for community health promotion (Green & Kreuter, 1991, 2005; Nakashima et al., 2004).
PY - 2014/1/2
Y1 - 2014/1/2
N2 - Elder mistreatment (EM) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to examine the association between depressive symptoms and EM in a U.S. Chinese population. A community-based participatory research approach was implemented to partner with the Chicago Chinatown population. Self-reported EM was assessed using a modified Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale instrument. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the short form Geriatric Depression Scale. Exact logistic regression was used to assess these associations. Of the 78 participants, mean age was 74.8 (SD = 7.8) years and 52.6% were women. EM was reported in 20.5% of participants. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, higher numbers of depressive symptoms were independently associated with increased risk of EM (Exact OR, 1.99, 95% CI [1.23, 3.41]). Interaction terms analyses suggest that higher educational levels might buffer the risk of EM associated with depressive symptoms. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings in this U.S. Chinese population.
AB - Elder mistreatment (EM) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to examine the association between depressive symptoms and EM in a U.S. Chinese population. A community-based participatory research approach was implemented to partner with the Chicago Chinatown population. Self-reported EM was assessed using a modified Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale instrument. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the short form Geriatric Depression Scale. Exact logistic regression was used to assess these associations. Of the 78 participants, mean age was 74.8 (SD = 7.8) years and 52.6% were women. EM was reported in 20.5% of participants. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, higher numbers of depressive symptoms were independently associated with increased risk of EM (Exact OR, 1.99, 95% CI [1.23, 3.41]). Interaction terms analyses suggest that higher educational levels might buffer the risk of EM associated with depressive symptoms. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings in this U.S. Chinese population.
KW - U.S. Chinese population
KW - depression
KW - elder mistreatment
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U2 - 10.1080/10926771.2014.864740
DO - 10.1080/10926771.2014.864740
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84893146812
SN - 1092-6771
VL - 23
SP - 81
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
JF - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
IS - 1
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