Elder abuse is a pervasive public health issue, one that affects 10% of older adults above the age of 60 in the United States each year. It is prevalent and quickly increasing with the ever-growing elder population that now represents 40 million (12.9%) of the population, but by 2030, will represent 72.1 million of the population (Dong, 2012). Elder abuse is anything that causes physical, mental, and/or emotional harm and includes abuse, neglect and exploitation (What is Resident Mistreatment, 2011). Elder abuse can take many forms, such as emotional, physical, sexual, and financial. Several things are thought to be correlated with elder abuse. Some examples include race/ethnicity, social support, and social economic status (Melchiorre, et
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(2013), an essential determination was whether social support was related to various aspects of old age in seven European countries, specifically, to elder abuse. There is significant rationale for this study; especially regarding the perceived support that one attempts to have when coping with stress, and the understanding that social vulnerability (related to low social support) increases with age and is associated with mortality in older adults (Melchiorre et al. 2013). Furthermore, this study shows us that a lack of social support can have a detrimental impact on the health of low-income elderly women living alone, thus leading to premature institutionalization. The sample consisted of 4,467 individuals randomly selected from the general population, who were not suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairments. The participants completed a face-to-face interview or interviews via self-response. They were asked about social support, violence, somatic symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, health care use, diseases, demographics, socio-economic status, and their financial situation. The results in this study supported the hypothesis that a high level of social support will be associated with increased health and well-being and negatively linked with the risk of mistreatment. The results indicated that individuals who were aged between 60 and 65 reported more social support than those who were older. The results also showed …show more content…
Researchers address elder abuse through several variables such as, type of mistreatment, social economic status, health status, and social support. In this article, a random digit dialing methodology was used to get a representative sample of older adults. A sample of 5,777 participants was used, and 84.4% of them were White, 6.7% were Black, 2.3% of them were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.9% of them were Asian, 0.2% of them were Pacific Islanders, and 4.3% indicated that they were Hispanic/Latino (Hernandez-Tejada et al.,
(2013), an essential determination was whether social support was related to various aspects of old age in seven European countries, specifically, to elder abuse. There is significant rationale for this study; especially regarding the perceived support that one attempts to have when coping with stress, and the understanding that social vulnerability (related to low social support) increases with age and is associated with mortality in older adults (Melchiorre et al. 2013). Furthermore, this study shows us that a lack of social support can have a detrimental impact on the health of low-income elderly women living alone, thus leading to premature institutionalization. The sample consisted of 4,467 individuals randomly selected from the general population, who were not suffering from dementia or other cognitive impairments. The participants completed a face-to-face interview or interviews via self-response. They were asked about social support, violence, somatic symptoms, depressive and anxiety symptoms, health care use, diseases, demographics, socio-economic status, and their financial situation. The results in this study supported the hypothesis that a high level of social support will be associated with increased health and well-being and negatively linked with the risk of mistreatment. The results indicated that individuals who were aged between 60 and 65 reported more social support than those who were older. The results also showed …show more content…
Researchers address elder abuse through several variables such as, type of mistreatment, social economic status, health status, and social support. In this article, a random digit dialing methodology was used to get a representative sample of older adults. A sample of 5,777 participants was used, and 84.4% of them were White, 6.7% were Black, 2.3% of them were American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.9% of them were Asian, 0.2% of them were Pacific Islanders, and 4.3% indicated that they were Hispanic/Latino (Hernandez-Tejada et al.,