Abstract
This study compares the urban and rural differences in characteristics associated with elder mistreatment (EM) in a Chinese population. A cross-sectional study of 269 urban and 135 rural participants aged 60 years or greater was performed. Among those with EM, rural participants were more likely to be women, have lower levels of education and income, have lower levels of health status and quality of life, have worse change in recent health, and have lower levels of psychosocial well-being. Both higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower levels of social support were associated with increased risk of EM.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-125 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |
Funding
The authors are indebted to the NanJing Drum Tower Medical Center, which provided tremendous support for this study, and thank all of the research assistants for their diligent and hard work in administering and collecting the survey data. The authors are forever grateful to the senior citizens of NanJing for participating in this research and sharing stories of their lives with us. Dr. Dong is supported by National Institute on Aging: Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging (K23 AG030944), The Starr Foundation, John A. Hartford Foundation, and The Atlantic Philanthropies.
Keywords
- Chinese population
- elder mistreatment
- health and aging
- quality of life
- rural health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
