Bahareh Eslami1,2, Eija Viitasara3, Gloria Macassa3,4, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre5, Jutta Lindert6,7, Mindaugas Stankunas8,9, Francisco Torres-Gonzalez10, Henrique Barros11, Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou12, Joaquim J F Soares3. 1. Section of Public Health Science, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden. bahareh.eslami@miun.se. 2. Department of Occupational and Public Health Sciences, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden. bahareh.eslami@miun.se. 3. Section of Public Health Science, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden. 4. Department of Occupational and Public Health Sciences, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden. 5. Centre for Socio-Economic Research on Ageing, Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, I.N.R.C.A, Ancona, Italy. 6. Department of Public Health, University of Emden, Emden, Germany. 7. Brandeis University, Waltham, USA. 8. Department of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. 9. Health Service Management Department, Centre for Health Innovation, School of Medicine, University of Griffith, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. 10. Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), University of Granada, Granada, Spain. 11. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal. 12. Department of Sociology, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the lifetime prevalence rate of abuse among older persons and to scrutinize the associated factors (e.g. demographics). METHODS: This cross-sectional population-based study had 4467 participants, aged 60-84, from seven European cities. Abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial and injuries) was measured based on The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale, and the UK survey of abuse/neglect of older people. RESULTS: Over 34 % of participants reported experiencing lifetime psychological, 11.5 % physical, 18.5 % financial and 5 % sexual abuse and 4.3 % reported injuries. Lifetime psychological abuse was associated with country, younger age, education and alcohol consumption; physical abuse with country, age, not living in partnership; injuries with country, female sex, age, education, not living in partnership; financial abuse with country, age, not living in partnership, education, benefiting social/partner income, drinking alcohol; and sexual abuse with country, female sex and financial strain. CONCLUSIONS: High lifetime prevalence rates confirm that elder abuse is a considerable public health problem warranting further longitudinal studies. Country of residence is an independent factor associated with all types of elder abuse which highlights the importance of national interventions alongside international collaborations.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the lifetime prevalence rate of abuse among older persons and to scrutinize the associated factors (e.g. demographics). METHODS: This cross-sectional population-based study had 4467 participants, aged 60-84, from seven European cities. Abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial and injuries) was measured based on The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale, and the UK survey of abuse/neglect of older people. RESULTS: Over 34 % of participants reported experiencing lifetime psychological, 11.5 % physical, 18.5 % financial and 5 % sexual abuse and 4.3 % reported injuries. Lifetime psychological abuse was associated with country, younger age, education and alcohol consumption; physical abuse with country, age, not living in partnership; injuries with country, female sex, age, education, not living in partnership; financial abuse with country, age, not living in partnership, education, benefiting social/partner income, drinking alcohol; and sexual abuse with country, female sex and financial strain. CONCLUSIONS: High lifetime prevalence rates confirm that elder abuse is a considerable public health problem warranting further longitudinal studies. Country of residence is an independent factor associated with all types of elder abuse which highlights the importance of national interventions alongside international collaborations.
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Determinant; Elder abuse; Financial; Injuries; Psychological; Sexual
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