Abstract
Few empirical investigations of elder abuse in nursing homes address the frequency and determinants of resident-on-resident abuse (RRA). A random sample of 452 adults with an older adult relative, ≥65 years of age, in a nursing home completed a telephone survey regarding elder abuse experienced by that elder family member. Using a Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) modeling design, the study examined the association of nursing home resident demographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender), health and behavioral characteristics (e.g., diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), types of staff abuse (e.g., physical, emotional), and factors beyond the immediate nursing home setting (e.g., emotional closeness of resident with family members) with RRA. Mplus statistical software was used for structural equation modeling. Main findings indicated that resident-on-resident mistreatment of elderly nursing home residents is associated with the age of the nursing home resident, all forms of staff abuse, all ADLs and IADLs, and emotional closeness of the older adult to the family.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 277-284 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
Funding
The research for this manuscript was supported by a grant to Michigan State University in 2005 from the Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services ( #CFDA 93.778 ). The analyses and writing of this paper are entirely the work of the manuscript authors. The manuscript authors (L. Schiamberg, L. von Heydrich, G. Chee, and L. Post) have no conflicts of interest with any organizations or people, including relationships with funding source, or financial interests that would, in any way, influence the analyses or interpretations of the findings and conclusions of this paper.
Keywords
- Elder abuse in nursing homes
- LISREL design
- Latent variable modeling
- Nursing home social climate
- Resident-on-resident elder abuse
- Structural equation modeling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Gerontology
- Aging