Factors associated with self-reported elder mistreatment in Iowa's frailest elders
Factors associated with self-reported elder mistreatment in Iowa's frailest elders
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DOI：
10.1177/0164027506289722
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Jogerst, Gerald J.
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作者：
Buri, Hilary;Daly, Jeanette M.;Jogerst, Gerald J.
这项研究的目的是确定社区居住的老年人的相关特征、他们获得护理和社会服务的机会以及自我报告的虐待老年人的情况，并评估帮助完成调查问卷对这些协会的影响。一份调查问卷被邮寄给了爱荷华州医疗补助豁免计划中随机挑选的1017名老年人。自我报告虐待的总体流行率为20.9%。59%的受访者在填写问卷时得到了帮助。虐待与低社会保障、更多的急诊室就诊、独自一人以及没有足够的钱有关。对于那些需要帮助完成调查问卷的人来说，虐待与年龄较大、社会保障较低、独处和没有足够的钱有关。对于那些没有帮助完成问卷的人来说，虐待与抑郁、孤独、更多的急诊室就诊和社会保障不足有关。在需要在家中提供服务的社区生活的老年人中，虐待的流行率高于一般人口研究中的发现。
The purposes of this study were to determine associated characteristics of community-dwelling older persons, their access to care and social provisions, and self-reported elder abuse, and to assess how having help in completing a questionnaire affected these associations. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,017 randomly selected elders in the Iowa Medicaid Waiver Program. The overall prevalence of self-reported abuse was 20.9%. Fifty-nine percent of respondents had help completing the questionnaire. Abuse was associated with low social provisions, more emergency room visits, being alone, and not having enough money. For those having help completing the questionnaire, abuse was associated with older age, low social provisions, being alone, and not having enough money. For those having no help completing the questionnaire, abuse was associated with depression, being alone, more emergency room visits, and low social provisions. Among community-living elders needing services in their homes, the prevalence of abuse was higher than that found in general population studies.