@article{ref1,
title="Utilization of formal support services for elder abuse: do informal supporters make a difference?",
journal="Gerontologist",
year="2019",
author="Burnes, David and Breckman, Risa and Henderson, Charles R. and Lachs, Mark S. and Pillemer, Karl",
volume="59",
number="4",
pages="619-624",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Few elder abuse (EA) victims ever seek or receive assistance from formal support services designed to mitigate risk and harm of revictimization. This study examined whether the presence of third-party &quot;concerned persons&quot; in victims' personal social networks plays a role in enabling formal support service utilization. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A representative population-based survey administered to adults (n = 800) in New York State identified 83 EA cases from the past year. Penalized likelihood logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between availability of a concerned person and victim formal support services usage. <br><br>RESULTS: EA victims who had a concerned person in their personal life were significantly more likely to use formal EA support services than victims without a concerned person. EA victims who lived with their perpetrator were significantly less likely to use formal services. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Third-party concerned persons represent a critical population to target in efforts designed to promote EA victim help-seeking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0016-9013",
doi="10.1093/geront/gny074",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny074"
}