Prevalence estimates and correlates of elder abuse in the United States : Andre B. Rosay and Carrie F. Mulford the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
By: Rosay, Andre B.
Contributor(s): Mulford, Carrie F.
Material type: ArticleSeries: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2017Subject(s): ELDER ABUSE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) - US | OLDER PEOPLE | PHYSICAL ABUSE | PREVALENCE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE | SURVEYS | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTERNATIONAL | UNITED STATESOnline resources: DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2016.1249817 | NISVS website In: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2017, 29(1): 1-14Summary: This study examines the prevalence and correlates of psychological abuse and physical abuse against women and men aged 70 or older. Self-report data from 2,185 respondents in the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) were used to create weighted estimates for past-year experiences of abuse. Correlates were then examined using survey logistic regression models. More than 1 in 10 adults who are 70 years of age or older (14.0%) have experienced some form of abuse in the past year, with 12.1% experiencing psychological abuse and 1.7% experiencing physical abuse. One in five victims (20.8%) were abused by both intimate and nonintimate partners. Health care insecurity was the strongest correlate of past-year abuse. The odds of experiencing abuse were 4.53 times greater for those who experienced health care insecurity than for those who did not. This presents a significant challenge for identifying and helping victims of abuse. (Authors' abstract). Record #8235Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2017, 29(1): 1-14
This study examines the prevalence and correlates of psychological abuse and physical abuse against women and men aged 70 or older. Self-report data from 2,185 respondents in the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) were used to create weighted estimates for past-year experiences of abuse. Correlates were then examined using survey logistic regression models. More than 1 in 10 adults who are 70 years of age or older (14.0%) have experienced some form of abuse in the past year, with 12.1% experiencing psychological abuse and 1.7% experiencing physical abuse. One in five victims (20.8%) were abused by both intimate and nonintimate partners. Health care insecurity was the strongest correlate of past-year abuse. The odds of experiencing abuse were 4.53 times greater for those who experienced health care insecurity than for those who did not. This presents a significant challenge for identifying and helping victims of abuse. (Authors' abstract). Record #8235