Citation

Dong X, Simon MA. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2013; 25(2): 97-125.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2013.751811

PMID

23473295

Abstract

This study compares the urban and rural differences in characteristics associated with elder mistreatment (EM) in a Chinese population. A cross-sectional study of 269 urban and 135 rural participants aged 60 years or greater was performed. Among those with EM, rural participants were more likely to be women, have lower levels of education and income, have lower levels of health status and quality of life, have worse change in recent health, and have lower levels of psychosocial well-being. Both higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower levels of social support were associated with increased risk of EM.

Language: en