Gali H Weissberger1, Laura Mosqueda1, Annie L Nguyen1, Anya Samek2, Patricia A Boyle3,4, Caroline P Nguyen1, S Duke Han1,3,5,6,7. 1. Department of Family Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, CA, USA. 2. Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3. Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. 4. Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 6. USC School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 7. Department of Neurology, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
Objectives: Financial exploitation (FE) in old age is poorly understood, particularly among those without significant cognitive impairment. The Finance, Cognition, and Health in Elders Study (FINCHES) aims to identify factors associated with FE among cognitively-healthy older adults. Preliminary findings regarding physical and mental health correlates in the pilot phase of FINCHES are reported.Method: Sixteen older adults who self-reported FE were demographically-matched on age, education, sex, and race/ethnicity to eighteen older adults who did not report past FE. Results: Those who believed they were exploited endorsed significantly greater symptoms of depression (p = 0.014) and marginally greater symptoms of anxiety (p = 0.062). Participants trended towards lower perceived successful aging (p = 0.094). Perceived FE participants also endorsed greater medical conditions (p = 0.047), but follow-up individual item analyses suggest that this was driven by problems with sleep (p = 0.030).Conclusions: These preliminary findings from the pilot phase of FINCHES highlight negative mental health factors associated with perceived FE among cognitively-intact older adults.
Objectives: Financial exploitation (FE) in old age is poorly understood, particularly among those without significant cognitive impairment. The Finance, Cognition, and Health in Elders Study (FINCHES) aims to identify factors associated with FE among cognitively-healthy older adults. Preliminary findings regarding physical and mental health correlates in the pilot phase of FINCHES are reported.Method: Sixteen older adults who self-reported FE were demographically-matched on age, education, sex, and race/ethnicity to eighteen older adults who did not report past FE. Results: Those who believed they were exploited endorsed significantly greater symptoms of depression (p = 0.014) and marginally greater symptoms of anxiety (p = 0.062). Participants trended towards lower perceived successful aging (p = 0.094). Perceived FEparticipants also endorsed greater medical conditions (p = 0.047), but follow-up individual item analyses suggest that this was driven by problems with sleep (p = 0.030).Conclusions: These preliminary findings from the pilot phase of FINCHES highlight negative mental health factors associated with perceived FE among cognitively-intact older adults.
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