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| Risk indicators of elder mistreatment in the community | | Author(s) | Hannie C Comijs, Johannes H Smit, Anne Margriet Pot |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 9, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 67-76 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Aggression ; At risk ; Living in the community ; Indicators ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | This study examined risk indicators of chronic verbal aggression, physical aggression, and financial mistreatment in a population-based sample of 1,797 independently living older people in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Included were sociodemographic characteristics, physical and psychological health, and functional capacity. The data were collected using standardised interviews that took place in respondents' homes. The results showed that chronic verbal aggression was associated with an older person living with a partner or other(s), and in poor or bad health. Physical aggression was associated with an older person living with a partner or other(s) and having depressive symptoms. Finally, financial mistreatment was associated with being male, living alone, being partly dependent in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and having depressive symptoms. The results indicate that the risk indicators of victims of financial mistreatment differ from those of chronic verbal aggression and physical aggression, suggesting that financial mistreatment may occur more often as a single form of abuse, whereas verbal and physical aggression may more frequently occur together. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990311005 A |
| Classmark | QNT: EPB: CA3: K4: 3RI: 76H |
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