Chokkanathan Srinivasan, Lee Alex E Y
Department of Social Work, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2005;17(2):45-61. doi: 10.1300/j084v17n02_03.
This study examined the extent and correlates of elder mistreatment among 400 community dwelling older adults aged 65 and above in Chennai, India. The prevalence rate of mistreatment was 14%. Chronic verbal abuse was the most common followed by financial abuse and the rate of physical abuse and neglect was similar. Among the mistreated, exactly half of them had experienced more than one type of mistreatment (multifaceted-mistreatment). With the exception of financial abuse, a significantly greater number of women experienced verbal and physical abuse as well as neglect compared to men. Adult children, daughters-in-law, spouses, and sons-in-law were the prominent perpetrators. The mistreated older adults were more depressed and less satisfied with life than those who were not mistreated. Logistic regression analysis revealed gender, social support, and subjective rating of physical health as significant factors associated with abuse.
本研究调查了印度钦奈400名65岁及以上居住在社区的老年人中虐待老人的程度及其相关因素。虐待的患病率为14%。长期言语虐待最为常见，其次是经济虐待，身体虐待和忽视的发生率相近。在受虐待者中，确切地说有一半经历过不止一种类型的虐待（多方面虐待）。除经济虐待外，与男性相比，遭受言语和身体虐待以及忽视的女性人数显著更多。成年子女、儿媳、配偶和女婿是主要的施虐者。与未受虐待的老年人相比，受虐待的老年人更抑郁，对生活的满意度更低。逻辑回归分析显示，性别、社会支持和身体健康主观评分是与虐待相关的重要因素。
