Urban and Rural Variations in the Characteristics Associated With Elder Mistreatment in a Community-Dwelling Chinese Population

• NCJ Number: 243495
• Journal: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Volume: 25 Issue: 2 Dated: March - May 2013 Pages: 97-125
• Author(s): Xinqi Dong, M.D., M.P.H.; Melissa Andrea Simon, M.D., M.P.H.
• Date Published: April 2013
• Length: 29 pages
• Grant Number(s): K23 AG030944
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Aging; Atlantic Philanthropies; Starr Foundation; John A. Hartford Foundation
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study compared the urban and rural differences in characteristics associated with elder mistreatment (EM) in a Chinese population.

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. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.