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Elder mistreatment in urban India — a community case study
Author(s)	Srinivasan Chokkanathan, Alex E Y Lee
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 17, no 2, 2005
Pages	pp 45-62
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Living in the community ; Urban areas ; Social surveys ; India.
Annotation	This study examined the extent and correlates of elder mistreatment among 400 community dwelling older adults aged 65+ in Chennai, India. The prevalence rate of mistreatment was 14%. Chronic verbal abuse was the most common, followed by financial abuse; and the rate of physical abuse and neglect was similar. Among the mistreated, exactly half of them had experienced more than one type of mistreatment. With the exception of financial abuse, a significantly greater number of women experienced verbal and physical abuse as well as neglect compared to men. Adult children, daughters-in-law, spouses and sons-in-law were the prominent perpetrators. The mistreated older adults were more depressed and less satisfied with life than those who were not mistreated. Logistic regression analysis revealed gender, social support and subjective rating of physical health as significant factors associated with abuse. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070413217 A
Classmark	QNT: QNR: K4: RK: 3F: 7FA
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