Elder Abuse Characteristics Based on Calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Line

被引：33

作者：

Weissberger, Gali H. ^{[1
]}

Goodman, Morgan C. ^{[2
]}

Mosqueda, Laura ^{[2
,3
]}

Schoen, Julie ^{[1
,3
]}

Nguyen, Annie L. ^{[1
]}

Wilber, Kathleen H. ^{[4
]}

Gassoumis, Zachary D. ^{[4
]}

Nguyen, Caroline P. ^{[1
]}

Han, S. Duke ^{[1
,2
,4
,5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Keck Sch Med USC, Alhambra, CA USA

[2] Keck Sch Med USC, Los Angeles, CA USA

[3] Natl Ctr Elder Abuse, Alhambra, CA USA

[4] USC Leonard Davis Sch Gerontol, Los Angeles, CA USA

[5] Rush Univ, Med Ctr, Chicago, IL 60612 USA

[6] USC Dornsife Coll Letters Arts & Sci, Los Angeles, CA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY | 2020年 / 39卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

abuse and neglect; mistreatment; caregiving; observational studies; RISK-FACTORS; FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION; UNITED-STATES; SELF-NEGLECT; OLDER-ADULTS; PREVALENCE; MISTREATMENT; COMMUNITY; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.1177/0733464819865685

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Characterizing the types of elder abuse and identifying the characteristics of perpetrators are critically important. This study examined the types of elder abuse reported to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) resource line. Calls were coded with regard to whether abuse was reported, types of abuse alleged, whether multiple abuse subtypes occurred, and who perpetrated the alleged abuse. Of the 1,939 calls, 818 (42.2%) alleged abuse, with financial abuse being the most commonly reported (449 calls, 54.9%). A subset of calls identified multiple abuse types (188, 23.0%) and multiple abusers (149, 18.2%). Physical abuse was most likely to co-occur with another abuse type (61/93 calls, 65.6%). Family members were the most commonly identified perpetrators (309 calls, 46.8%). This study reports the characteristics of elder abuse from a unique source of frontline data, the NCEA resource line. Findings point to the importance of supportive resources for elder abuse victims and loved ones.

引用

页码：1078 / 1087

页数：10

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