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| Depression and elder abuse and neglect among a community-dwelling Chinese elderly population | | Author(s) | XinQi Dong, Melissa A Simon, Richard Odwazny |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 20, no 1, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 25-42 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Living in the community ; Cross sectional surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | The authors' recent survey of a cohort of older people in mainland China suggests that elder abuse and neglect are common. Unfortunately, there is minimal knowledge about the risk factors for abuse and neglect in this population. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis in a major urban medical centre in Nanling, China, to examine depression as a risk factor for elder abuse and neglect. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and direct questions were asked of the 412 people ( 34% female; mean age 70) completing a survey regarding any abuse and neglect experienced since the age of 60. Depression was found in 12% of the participants, and abuse and neglect in 35%. After multiple logistic regression, feeling of dissatisfaction with life, often feeling helpless, and feeling worthless were associated with increased risk of elder abuse and neglect. Multiple logistic regression modelling showed that depression is independently associated with elder abuse and neglect. These findings suggest that depression is a significant risk factor associated with elder abuse and neglect in Chinese older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080422210 A |
| Classmark | ENR: QNT: QNR: K4: 3KB: 7DC |
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