Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 Leigh Street, Biotech One, Richmond, VA 23298-0126, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Oct;26(15):2947-72. doi: 10.1177/0886260510390959. Epub 2011 May 20.
The purposes of this study were to (a) derive prevalence estimates for elder mistreatment (emotional, physical, sexual, neglectful, and financial mistreatment of older adults [age 60 +]) in a randomly selected sample of South Carolinians; (b) examine correlates (i.e., potential risk factors) of mistreatment; and (c) examine incident characteristics of mistreatment events. Random Digit Dialing (RDD) was used to derive a representative sample in terms of age and gender; computer-assisted telephone interviewing was used to standardize collection of demographic, correlate, and mistreatment data. Prevalence estimates and mistreatment correlates were obtained and subjected to logistic regression. A total of 902 participants provided data. Prevalence for mistreatment types (since age 60) were 12.9% emotional, 2.1% physical, 0.3% sexual, 5.4% potential neglect, and 6.6% financial exploitation by family member. The most consistent correlates of mistreatment across abuse types were low social support and needing assistance with daily living activities. One in 10 participants reported either emotional, physical, sexual, or neglectful mistreatment within the past year, and 2 in 10 reported mistreatment since age 60. Across categories, the most consistent correlate of mistreatment was low social support, representing an area toward which preventive intervention may be directed with significant public health implications.
(a) 在南卡罗来纳州随机抽样的样本中，得出老年虐待（对 60 岁以上老年人的情感、身体、性、忽视和经济虐待）的流行率估计；(b) 研究虐待的相关因素（即潜在的风险因素）；(c) 研究虐待事件的发生特征。随机数字拨号 (RDD) 用于根据年龄和性别得出代表性样本；计算机辅助电话访谈用于标准化收集人口统计学、相关因素和虐待数据。获得了流行率估计和虐待相关因素，并进行了逻辑回归分析。共有 902 名参与者提供了数据。自 60 岁以来，各种虐待类型的流行率分别为 12.9%的情感虐待、2.1%的身体虐待、0.3%的性虐待、5.4%的潜在忽视和 6.6%的家庭成员经济剥削。各种虐待类型中最一致的相关因素是社会支持低和日常生活活动需要帮助。十分之一的参与者报告在过去一年中经历过情感、身体、性或忽视虐待，二十分之一的参与者报告自 60 岁以来遭受过虐待。在各个类别中，虐待的最一致相关因素是社会支持低，这是一个可能具有重大公共卫生意义的预防干预方向。
