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Financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment among older adults: differences between African Americans and non-African Americans in a population-based survey
- Authors:
- BEACH Scott R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 50(6), December 2010, pp.744-757.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study investigated racial differences in the prevalence of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment of older adults since turning 60 and in the past 6 months, and also in the experience of psychological mistreatment (perpetrator, frequency, and degree of upset) in the past 6 months. The study involved random digit dial telephone recruitment and a population-based survey in which half of the interviews were conducted by telephone and half in-person. The participants were 693 non-African American and 210 African American adults aged 60 years and older in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania. The results indicated that the prevalence rates were significantly higher for African Americans than for non-African Americans for financial exploitation since turning 60 (23.0% versus 8.4%) and in the past 6 months (12.9% versus 2.4%) and for psychological mistreatment since turning 60 (24.4% versus 13.2%) and in the past 6 months (16.1% versus 7.2%). There were also racial differences in the experience of psychological mistreatment in the past 6 months. Risk for clinical depression was also a consistent predictor of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment.
Screening and detection of elder abuse: research opportunities and lessons learned from emergency geriatric care, intimate partner violence, and child abuse
- Authors:
- BEACH Scott R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 28(4-5), 2016, pp.185-216.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article provides an overview of elder abuse screening and detection methods for community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults, including general issues and challenges for the field. Then, discussions of applications in emergency geriatric care, intimate partner violence (IPV), and child abuse are presented to inform research opportunities in elder abuse screening. The article provides descriptions of emerging screening and detection methods and technologies from the emergency geriatric care and IPV fields. The authors also discuss the variety of potential barriers to effective screening and detection from the viewpoint of the older adult, caregivers, providers, and the health care system, and highlight the potential harms and unintended negative consequences of increased screening and mandatory reporting. The authors argue that research should continue on the development of valid screening methods and tools, but that studies of perceived barriers and potential harms of elder abuse screening among key stakeholders should also be conducted. (Edited publisher abstract)