Axelrod Jenna, Mosqueda Laura, Weissberger Gali H, Nguyen Annie L, Boyle Patricia A, Parunakian Emanuil, Han S Duke
USC Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, CA, USA.
USC School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2020 Nov 4;6:2333721420971073. doi: 10.1177/2333721420971073. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.
Many older adults who are cognitively intact experience financial exploitation (FE), and the reasons for this are poorly understood. Data were gathered from 37 older adults ( age = 69.51, education = 15.89, 62% female) from the Finance, Cognition, and Health in Elders Study (FINCHES). Twenty-four older adults who self-reported FE were demographically-matched according to age, education, race, and MoCA performance to thirteen older adults who denied experiencing FE. Participants completed the Tilburg Frailty Inventory. FE participants reported greater total frailty ( = 2.06, .04) when compared to non-FE participants. Post-hoc analyses revealed that FE participants endorsed greater physical frailty ( = 89, .03), specifically poorer sensory functioning (hearing and vision). Findings suggest frailty is associated with FE in old age and may represent a target for intervention programs for the financial wellbeing of older adults.
许多认知功能完好的老年人都经历过经济剥削（FE），但对此现象的原因却知之甚少。数据来自老年金融、认知与健康研究（FINCHES）中的37名老年人（年龄 = 69.51，受教育年限 = 15.89，62%为女性）。24名自我报告遭受经济剥削的老年人，在年龄、受教育程度、种族和蒙特利尔认知评估量表（MoCA）表现方面与13名否认经历过经济剥削的老年人进行了人口统计学匹配。参与者完成了蒂尔堡衰弱量表。与未经历经济剥削的参与者相比，经历经济剥削的参与者报告的总体衰弱程度更高（= 2.06，.04）。事后分析显示，经历经济剥削的参与者表现出更高的身体衰弱程度（= 89，.03），尤其是感觉功能（听力和视力）较差。研究结果表明，衰弱与老年人的经济剥削有关，可能是改善老年人经济状况干预项目的目标。
