Journal article
Elder abuse and its impact on quality of life in nursing homes in China
F Wang, LR Meng, Q Zhang, L Li, BOCL Nogueira, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, CL Hou, L Liu, W Zhao, FJ Jia, YT Xiang
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
There are limited available data on elder abuse and its impact on quality of life (QOL) in China. This study investigated the prevalence of elder abuse in nursing homes and its associated demographic, clinical factors and QOL in Macau and Guangzhou, China. A total of 681 subjects (244 in Macau and 437 in Guangzhou) were consecutively recruited. The prevalence of elder abuse was 11.48% and 8.24% in Macau and Guangzhou, respectively. Multivariate analyses revealed that having a religion and depressive symptoms were independently and positively associated with elder abuse. No significant association between elder abuse and any QOL domain was found. Elder abuse is common in nursing homes in both..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the University of Macau (SRG2014-00019-FHS; MYRG2015-00230-FHS; MYRG2016-00005-FHS), Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao (RP/ESS-05/2015). The authors thank researchers and organizations involved and all participants in this study.