title: Urban and rural variations in the characteristics associated with elder mistreatment in a community-dwelling Chinese population.
abstract: This study compares the urban and rural differences in characteristics associated with elder mistreatment (EM) in a Chinese population. A cross-sectional study of 269 urban and 135 rural participants aged 60 years or greater was performed. Among those with EM, rural participants were more likely to be women, have lower levels of education and income, have lower levels of health status and quality of life, have worse change in recent health, and have lower levels of psychosocial well-being. Both higher levels of depressive symptoms and lower levels of social support were associated with increased risk of EM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. xinqi_dong@rush.edu
authors.forename: Xinqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Melissa Andrea
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population