title: Prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment in a community-dwelling population of U.S. Chinese older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment among U.S. Chinese older adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were drawn from the Population-Based Study of ChINese Elderly (PINE) study, a population-based epidemiological survey of 3,159 U.S. Chinese older adults in the Greater Chicago area. The study design was guided by a community-based participatory research approach.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study found a prevalence of 15.0% for elder mistreatment among community-dwelling Chinese older adults. In addition, higher levels of education (r = .16, p< .001), fewer children (r = .1, p< .001), lower health status (r = .11, p< .001), poorer quality of life (r = .05, p< .01), and worsening health over the past year (r = .08, p< .001) were positively correlated with any elder mistreatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elder mistreatment is prevalent among U.S. Chinese older adults. The findings point to a pressing need for researchers, community service workers, health care providers, and policy makers to increase efforts on reducing elder mistreatment in U.S. Chinese communities.
authors.affiliation: Rush UniversityMedicalCenter, Chicago, IL, USA xinqi_dong@rush.edu.
authors.forename: XinQi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Rush UniversityMedicalCenter, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ruijia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fulmer
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Chinese older adults; elder mistreatment; population-based study; prevalence