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| Community characteristics associated with elder abuse | | Author(s) | Gerald J Jogerst, Jeffrey D Dawson, Arthur J Hartz |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 5, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 513-518 |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Demography ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | County-level data from Iowa were analysed to test the association between county characteristics and rates of elder abuse between 1984 and 1993. Community characteristics that had a positive association with rates of reported or substantial elder abuse were population density, children in poverty, and reported child abuse. Lower substantiated elder abuse rates were associated with higher community rates of high school drop-outs, number of chiropractors, and number of nurse practitioners. A district effect was found to persist for substantiated elder abuse cases. Differences between districts may reflect differences in resources and/or differing characteristics of caseworkers who substantiate elder abuse. The risk factors may reflect conditions that influence the amount of elder abuse or the detection of existing abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824219 A |
| Classmark | QNT: S8: 7T |
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