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| Correlates of susceptibility to scams in older adults without dementia | | Author(s) | Bryan D James, Patricia A Boyle, David A Bennett |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 26, no 2, March-May 2014 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March-May 2014 |
| Pages | pp 107-122 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse ; Crime ; Telephone services [domiciliary] ; Information technology ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Millions of older Americans are targets of telemarketing fraud, internet fraud and other scams each year, resulting in loss to the victims estimated at some $2.9 billion annually from financial fraud alone. This study examined correlates of susceptibility to scams in 639 community-dwelling older adults without dementia from the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a cohort study of ageing in the Chicago metropolitan area. Regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, and income were used to examine associations between susceptibility to scams, measured by a five-item self-report measure, and a number of potential correlates. Susceptibility was positively associated with age and negatively associated with income, cognition, psychological well-being, social support, and literacy. Fully adjusted models indicated that older age and lower levels of cognitive function, decreased psychological well-being, and lower literacy in particular may be markers of susceptibility to financial victimization in old age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605234 A |
| Classmark | J: QNT: TWA: OUA: UVB: K4: 3F: 7T |
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