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Abuse and neglect of older people: secondary analysis of UK prevalence study
- Authors:
- BIGGS Simon, et al
- Publishers:
- NatCen Social Research, King's College London
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 79
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes secondary analysis of data from the UK Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People (UKPS), which aimed to examine UK prevalence and risk factors associated with different definitions of mistreatment; to examine risk factors ‘in context’; and to explore a wider range of potential risk factors, using merged data from the Health Survey for England. This secondary analysis of the UKPS data examines key risk factors associated with mistreatment and with different types of mistreatment – neglect, and psychological, financial and physical abuse – by a family member, friend or care worker. Additional factors associated with mistreatment –such as mobility problems, falls, health problems, bladder problems and views of the local neighbourhood – are examined for England, using additional variables from the Health Survey for England 2005. The report notes how different definitions of mistreatment lead to differing estimates of prevalence, but that there is little evidence to support the likelihood that an older person subject to one form of abuse will also be subject to others. (Edited publisher abstract)