title: Exploring definitions of financial abuse in elderly Korean immigrants: the contribution of traditional cultural values.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the cultural definitions of financial abuse from the perspective of 124 elderly Korean immigrants and to examine the role of traditional cultural values in their definitions by using a mixed methods approach. The qualitative analysis generated four themes relevant to definition of financial abuse. A binary logistic regression indicated that those with stronger cultural adherence to traditional values had higher odds of providing culture-based definitions of financial abuse. Education is needed for health professionals, social service providers, and adult protective workers to increase their understanding of culture-specific experiences of financial abuse among ethnic minority elders.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA. hylee@umn.edu
authors.forename: Hee Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Charissa K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Eaton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States