Urban and Rural Variations in the Characteristics Associated With Elder Mistreatment in a Community-Dwelling Chinese Population

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-125

  Dong, XinQi ^a   Simon, Melissa Andrea ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwestern Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese population; elder mistreatment; health and aging; quality of life; rural health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84875322056     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2013.751811     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Banister, J. 1990. "Implications of the ageing of China's population". In Changing family structure and population aging in China: A comparative approach, Edited by: Zeng, Y., Chunyuan, Z. and Shongjian, P. 268-308. Beijing, China: Peking University Press.
2. Berkman, L. F., Leo-Summers, L. and Horwitz, R. I. 1992. Emotional support and survival after myocardial infarction. A prospective, population-based study of the elderly. Annals of Internal Medicine, 117: 1003-1009.
3. Blumenthal, J. A., Burg, M. M., Barefoot, J., Williams, R. B., Haney, T. and Zimet, G. 1987. Social support, type A behavior, and coronary artery disease. Psychosomatic Medicine, 49: 331-340.
4. Chen, P., Yu, S. H., Zhang, M., Liu, H. and Katzman, R. 1995. ADL dependence and medical conditions in Chinese older persons: A population-based survey in Shanghai, China. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 43: 378-383.
5. Chen, R., Wei, L., Hu, Z., Qin, X., Copeland, J. R. and Hemingway, H. 2005. Depression in older people in rural China. Archives of Internal Medicine, 165: 2019-2025.
6. Chokkanathan, S. and Lee, A. E. 2005. Elder mistreatment in urban India: A community based study. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 17: 45-61.
7. Dong, X. 2005. Medical implications of elder abuse and neglect. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 21: 293-313.
8. Dong, X. and Simon, M. A. 2008. Is greater social support a protective factor against elder mistreatment?. Gerontology, 54: 381-388.
9. Dong, X. and Simon, M. A. 2010. Health and aging in a Chinese population: Urban and rural disparities. Gerontology and Geriatrics International, 10: 85-93.
10. Dong, X., Simon, M. A. and Gorbien, M. J. 2007. Elder abuse and neglect in an urban Chinese population. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 19: 79-96.
11. Dong, X., Simon, M. A., Gorbien, M., Percak, J. and Golden, R. 2007. Loneliness in older Chinese adults: A risk factor for elder mistreatment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55: 1831-1835.
12. Dong, X., Simon, M., Mendes de Leon, C., Fulmer, T., Beck, T., Hebert, L and Evans, D. 2009. Elder self-neglect and abuse and mortality risk in a community-dwelling population. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 302: 517-526.
13. Dong, X., Simon, M. A., Odwazny, R. and Gorbien, M. J. 2008. Depression and elder abuse and neglect among community-dwelling Chinese elderly population. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 20: 25-41.
14. Gabrenya, W. K. and Kwang, K. K. 1996. "Chinese social interactions: Harmony and hierarchy on the good earth". In The handbook of Chinese psychology, Edited by: Bond, M. H. 309-321. Hong Kong, China: Oxford University Press.
15. Gorkin, L., Schron, E. B., Brooks, M. M., Wiklund, I., Kellen, J. and Verter, J. The CAST Investigators. 1993. Psychosocial predictors of mortality in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial-1 (CAST-1). American Journal of Cardiology, 71: 263-267.
16. Hughes, M. E., Waite, L. J., Hawkley, L. C. and Cacioppo, J. T. 2004. A short scale for measuring loneliness in large surveys. Research in Aging, 26: 655-672.
17. Hwalek, M. A. and Sengstock, M. C. 1986. Assessing the probability of abuse in the elderly: Toward development of a clinical screening instrument. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 5: 153-173.
18. Iizaka, S., Tadaka, E. and Sanada, H. 2008. Comprehensive assessment of nutritional status and associated factors in the healthy, community-dwelling elderly. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 8: 24-31.
19. Jakobsson, U. and Hallberg, I. R. 2005. Loneliness, fear, and quality of life among elderly in Sweden: A gender perspective. Aging and Clinical Experimental Research, 17: 494-501.
20. Lee, M. and Kolomer, S. R. 2005. Caregiver burden, dementia, and elder abuse in South Korea. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 17: 61-74.
21. Mao, Z. and Wu, B. 2007. Urban-rural, age and gender differences in health behaviours in the Chinese population: Findings from a survey in Hubei, China. Public Health, 121: 761-764.
22. National Research Council. 2003. Elder mistreatment: Abuse, neglect and exploitation in an aging America, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
23. Rinaldi, P., Mecocci, P., Benedetti, C., Ercolani, S., Bregnocchi, M. and Menculini, G Cherubini, A. 2003. Validation of the five-item geriatric depression scale in elderly subjects in three different settings. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 51: 694-698.
24. Ryan, M. C. 1998. The relationship between loneliness, social support, and decline in cognitive function in the hospitalized elderly. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 24: 19-27.
25. SAS Institute Inc. 2004. SAS OnlineDoc, Version 9.1.3, Cary, NC: Author.
26. Schofield, M. J. and Mishra, G. D. 2003. Validity of self-report screening scale for elder abuse: Women's health Australia study. The Gerontologist, 43: 110-120.
27. Tam, S. and Neysmith, S. 2006. Disrespect and isolation: Elder abuse in Chinese communities. Canadian Journal of Aging, 25: 141-151.
28. Tang, W. K., Wong, E., Chiu, H. F. K., Lum, C. M. and Ungvari, G. S. 2005. The geriatric depression scale should be shortened: Results of Rasch analysis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20: 783-789.
29. Temkin-Greener, H., Bajorska, A., Peterson, D. R., Kunitz, S. J., Gross, D. and Williams, T. F. & Mukamel, D. B. 2004. Social support and risk-adjusted mortality in a frail older population. Medical Care, 42: 779-788.
30. Vaglio, J. Jr., Conard, M., Poston, W. S., O'Keefe, J., Haddock, C. K., House, J. and Spertus, J. A. 2004. Testing the performance of the ENRICHD Social Support Instrument in cardiac patients. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2: 24
31. Woo, J., Kwok, T., Sze, F. K. H. and Yuan, H. J. 2002. Ageing in China: Health and social consequences and responses. International Journal of Epidemiology, 31: 772-775.
32. World Health Organization. (2002). World report on violence and health. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/summary_en.pdf (http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/summary_en.pdf)
33. Yi, Z., Yuzhi, L. and George, L. K. 2003. Gender differentials of the oldest old in China. Research on Aging, 25: 65-80.
34. Zhan, H. J. and Montgomery, R. J. V. 2003. Gender and elder care in China: The influence of filial piety and structural constraints. Gender & Society, 17: 209-229.