Correlates of susceptibility to scams in older adults without dementia.
This study examined correlates of susceptibility to scams in 639 community-dwelling older adults without dementia from a cohort study of aging. Regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, and income were used to examine associations between susceptibility to scams, measured by a five-item self-report measure, and a number of potential correlates. Susceptibility was positively associated with age and negatively associated with income, cognition, psychological well-being, social support, and literacy. Fully adjusted models indicated that older age and lower levels of cognitive function, decreased psychological well-being, and lower literacy in particular may be markers of susceptibility to financial victimization in old age.
a Department of Internal Medicine , Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
Bryan D
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James
Patricia A
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Boyle
David A
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Bennett
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003704:Dementia; D005260:Female; D005607:Fraud / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D058980:Information Literacy; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology*