Fulmer Terry, Rodgers Rachel F, Pelger Allison
a Bouve College of Health Sciences , Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2014;26(4):351-64. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2013.801817.
Elder mistreatment is expected to rise with the aging of the American population. To date, the association between specific forms of mistreatment and decreased quality of life is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between verbal mistreatment among elderly individuals and depression and quality of life. A sample of 142 older adults (40% male) aged 65 or over was enrolled from a large medical practice and academic dental practice, mean (SD) age = 74.88 (6.98) years. Thirty-eight percent of the sample reported verbal mistreatment. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and depression, verbal mistreatment was a significant predictor of social functioning (r = -.28, p < .001), mental health (r = -.25, p < .001), and role limitations OR = 3.02, 95% CI [1.34-6.77]. The present findings highlight the prevalence of verbal mistreatment of elderly individuals.
随着美国人口老龄化，虐待老年人的现象预计会增加。迄今为止，人们对特定形式的虐待与生活质量下降之间的关联了解甚少。本研究的目的是探讨老年人遭受言语虐待与抑郁及生活质量之间的关联。从一家大型医疗诊所和学术牙科诊所招募了142名65岁及以上的老年人（40%为男性）作为样本，平均（标准差）年龄为74.88（6.98）岁。38%的样本报告遭受过言语虐待。在控制了社会人口学特征和抑郁因素后，言语虐待是社会功能（r = -0.28，p < 0.001）、心理健康（r = -0.25，p < 0.001）和角色受限（OR = 3.02，95%置信区间[1.34 - 6.77]）的显著预测因素。本研究结果凸显了老年人遭受言语虐待的普遍性。
