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Unmasking Elder Abuse: Depression and Dependency in the Post-Pandemic Era.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Aug2024, Vol. 12 Issue 15, p1476, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to analyze elder abuse in people over 65 years of age and its relationship with some risk factors—depression symptoms, dependency, gender and age—in the Spanish population. Methods: A battery of questionnaires was administered to a sample of 167 participants electronically (M = 72.42; SD = 6.46), including the Abbreviated Yesavage Scale to assess depression, the Katz Index for Basic Activities of Daily Living to assess dependency, and the American Medical Association and the Canadian Task Force Questionnaire to assess suspicion of abuse. Results: A prevalence of 40.72% of suspected abuse, of 5.99% of established depression, and of 1.20% of severe dependence was obtained. The prevalence of abuse was higher in the population with dependency (75%) than without dependency (37%). In the case of depression, the prevalence of abuse was 70% for people with established depression and 35.4% for people without depression. Conclusion: Women have higher rates of abuse than men, although this difference is not statistically significant. The same occurs with age. Nevertheless, having established depression and dependency are confirmed risk factors for suffering abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL depression risk factors
RISK assessment
CROSS-sectional method
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
ABUSE of older people
CRONBACH'S alpha
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
SEX distribution
QUESTIONNAIRES
STATISTICAL sampling
AGE distribution
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
CHI-squared test
ODDS ratio
GERIATRIC Depression Scale
RESEARCH
RESEARCH methodology
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
COMPARATIVE studies
MENTAL depression
COVID-19 pandemic
DEPENDENCY (Psychology)
REGRESSION analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 15
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178951166
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12151476