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| Five-year all-cause mortality rates across five categories of substantiated elder abuse occurring in the community | | Author(s) | Jason Burnett, Shelly L Jackson, Arup K Sinha |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 28, no 2, March-May 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March-May 2016 |
| Pages | pp 59-75 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Financial services [older people] ; Neglect [care] ; Living in the community ; Death rate [statistics] ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Elder abuse increases the likelihood of early mortality, but little is known regarding which types of abuse may be resulting in the greatest mortality risk. This American study included 1,670 cases of substantiated elder abuse, and estimated the 5-year all-cause mortality for five types of elder abuse (caregiver neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial exploitation, and polyvictimisation). Statistically significant differences in 5-year mortality risks were found between abuse types and across gender. Caregiver neglect and financial exploitation had the lowest survival rates, underscoring the value of considering the long-term consequences associated with different forms of abuse. Likewise, mortality differences between genders and abuse types indicate the need to consider this interaction in elder abuse case investigations and responses. Further mortality studies are needed in this population, to better understand these patterns and the implications for public health and clinical management of community-dwelling elder abuse victims. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160520217 A |
| Classmark | QNT: J: QNR: K4: S5: 3DQ: 7T |
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