Elder Mistreatment in U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Women

Violence Against Women. 2016 Aug;22(9):1097-112. doi: 10.1177/1077801215618804. Epub 2015 Dec 27.

Abstract

This study explored the prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment among community-dwelling Chinese women in the U.S. Data were from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE), a population-based study of U.S. Chinese older adults aged 60 years and above. Of the 1,833 older women, 289 (15.8%) reported suffering from elder mistreatment. Higher educational levels, lower overall health status, and worsening health over the past year were positively correlated with elder mistreatment, while a greater number of children and grandchildren were negatively correlated with elder mistreatment. Considerable efforts should be put into designing tailored interventions to reduce elder mistreatment in U.S. Chinese women.

Keywords: Chinese; elder mistreatment; older women.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Asian / statistics & numerical data*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Chicago / ethnology
  • Elder Abuse / ethnology
  • Elder Abuse / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Independent Living / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence*
  • Risk Factors