Prevalence estimates and correlates of elder abuse in the United States : the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Rosay, Andre B.
Prevalence estimates and correlates of elder abuse in the United States : the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey Andre B. Rosay and Carrie F. Mulford - Taylor & Francis, 2017 - Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect .
Journal 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
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 STATES
Prevalence estimates and correlates of elder abuse in the United States : the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey Andre B. Rosay and Carrie F. Mulford - Taylor & Francis, 2017 - Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect .
Journal 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
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 STATES