Financial Exploitation and Psychological Mistreatment among Older Adults: Differences between African Americans and Non-African Americans in a Population-Based Survey

Autor/inn/en	Beach, Scott R.; Schulz, Richard; Castle, Nicholas G.; Rosen, Jules
Titel	Financial Exploitation and Psychological Mistreatment among Older Adults: Differences between African Americans and Non-African Americans in a Population-Based Survey
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 50 (2010) 6, S.744-757 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gnq053
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Racial Differences; Marital Status; Incidence; Depression (Psychology); Older Adults; Aggression; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Family Structure; Cognitive Ability; Daily Living Skills; Mental Health; Family Characteristics; Financial Problems; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Rassenunterschied; Familienstand; Vorkommen; Älterer Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Denkfähigkeit; Alltagsfertigkeit; Psychohygiene
Abstract	Purpose: To examine racial differences in (a) the prevalence of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment since turning 60 and in the past 6 months and (b) the experience--perpetrator, frequency, and degree of upset--of psychological mistreatment in the past 6 months. Design and methods: Random digit dial telephone recruitment and population-based survey (telephone and in-person) of 903 adults aged 60 years and older in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania (693 non-African American and 210 African American). Covariates included sex, age, education, marital status, household composition, cognitive function, instrumental activities of daily living/activities of daily living difficulties, and depression symptoms. Results: Prevalence rates were significantly higher for African Americans than for non-African Americans for financial exploitation since turning 60 (23.0% vs. 8.4%) and in the past 6 months (12.9% vs. 2.4%) and for psychological mistreatment since turning 60 (24.4% vs. 13.2%) and in the past 6 months (16.1% vs. 7.2%). These differences remained once all covariates were controlled in logistic regression models. 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. Implications: Although the results will need to be replicated in national surveys, the study suggests that racial differences in elder mistreatment are a potentially serious issue deserving of continued attention from researchers, health providers, and social service professionals. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10