Association of functional limitations and disability with elder abuse in India: a cross-sectional study

Globally, elder abuse is a common form of violence against the elderly. This study examines the association of disability and functional ability measures with elder abuse in India. Cross-sectional data from the UNFPA's 'Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India' (BKPAI 201...

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2020-06, Vol.20 (1), p.220-220, Article 220
Main Authors: Sathya, T, Premkumar, Ramaswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Activities of daily living
Adult abuse & neglect
Age
Aged
Aggression
Aging
Analysis
Caregivers
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Demography
Disability
Elder Abuse
Female
Functional ability
Geriatrics
Households
Humans
India
India - epidemiology
Living arrangements
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Older people
Population
Population studies
Prevalence
Residence
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic factors
Surveys
Urban areas
Violence
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Summary:Globally, elder abuse is a common form of violence against the elderly. This study examines the association of disability and functional ability measures with elder abuse in India. Cross-sectional data from the UNFPA's 'Building Knowledge Base on Population Ageing in India' (BKPAI 2011) have been analysed. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses have been used to examine the association of measures of disability and functional ability with elder abuse/mistreatment. The overall prevalence of elder abuse in the study population is 11.4%. The prevalence of elder abuse experienced by study participants in the month before the survey is 6%. The prevalence of disability/functional ability increases the likelihood of elder abuse. Furthermore, the association between functional ability and abuse is stronger and consistent among the elderly who experienced abuse in the month preceding the survey. In addition, the association between disability and elder abuse is stronger in urban areas. Another observation is that gender introduces considerable disparities in the association of disability and functional ability measures with elder abuse. While elderly men with more than two disabilities are 1.85 times (95% CI: 1.23, 2.77, p 
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-020-01619-3