Table 2: Elder Mistreatment and its subtypes across different age groups

 

Group1:

60-70 (yrs)

% (95% CI)

Group 2:

71-80 (yrs)

% (95% CI)

Group 3:

> 80 (yrs)

% (95% CI)

Group 2 vs.

Group 1

OR (95% CI)

Group 3 vs.

Group 1

OR (95% CI)

EM _ Broad

22.15 (19.91-24.38)

29.86 (27.24-32.49)

26.12 (22.79-29.45)

1.62 (1.35-1.94)*

1.26 (1.02-1.56)+

EM _ Strict

11.41 (9.70-13.13)

16.09 (13.98-18.21)

15.07 (12.37-17.78)

1.53 (1.22-1.93)*

1.37 (1.05-1.78)+

EM _ Moderate

14.81 (12.90-16.73)

20.05 (17.75-22.35)

16.57 (13.75-19.38)

1.52 (1.24-1.88)*

1.15 (0.89-1.48)

Physical 

0.91 (0.40-1.42)

1.12 (0.51-1.73)

1.20 (0.37-2.02)

1.30 (0.59-2.87)

1.34 (0.55-3.25)

Psychological_1

9.77 (8.17-11.37)

11.65 (9.80-13.49)

6.95 (4.71-8.47)

1.33 (1.03-1.71)+

0.67 (0.47-0.95)+

Psychological_2

5.23 (4.03-6.43)

6.47 (5.05-7.89)

3.44 (2.06-4.83)

1.36 (0.97-1.90)

0.66 (0.41-1.07)

Psychological_3

2.42 (1.59-3.25)

2.76 (1.82-3.70)

2.54 (1.35-3.74)

1.03 (0.62-1.70)

0.99 (0.56-1.78)

Psychological_ Beach

2.58 (1.72-3.43)

3.28 (2.25-4.30)

2.84 (1.58-4.10)

1.19 (0.75-1.92)

1.06 (0.61-1.84)

Psychological_Pillemer

0.83 (0.34-1.32)

1.81 (1.04-2.58)

0.30 (0.00-0.71)

1.83 (0.90-3.69)

0.31 (0.07-1.36)

Financial _ 1

8.88 (7.34-10.41)

10.26 (8.51-12.00)

8.23 (6.15-10.32)

1.25 (0.96-1.64)

0.94 (0.68-1.31)

Financial _ 2

8.35 (6.85-9.84)

9.66 (7.96-11.35)

8.23 (6.15-10.32)

1.24 (0.94-1.63)

1.00 (0.72-1.39)

Neglect_ 1

7.02 (5.63-8.41)

12.39 (10.44-14.33)

18.06 (14.91-21.20)

2.02 (1.54-2.67)*

2.94 (2.19-3.95)*

Neglect _ 2

2.39 (1.56-3.22)

5.37 (4.04-6.71)

7.99 (5.77-10.20)

2.26 (1.47-3.48)*

3.34 (2.14-5.22)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CI: 95% Confidence interval is based on the inversion of Wald test constructed with the use of standard errors. + p<0.05, * p<0.005

EM_Broad: broadly-defined EM;  EM_Moderate: moderately-defined EM; EM_strict: strictly-defined EM;  Psych_1: an affirmative “yes” response to having experienced any of the eight CTS psychological mistreatment items;  Psych_2: affirmative responses in two or more items (Psych -2);  Psych_3: affirmative responses in three or more items (Psych-3); Psych_Beach: affirmative responses in three or more items or threats to send to nursing home or abandonment; Psych_Pillemer: affirmative responses in 10+ times for CTS items; Financial _1: any positive answer on the 17-item measure (financial-1); Financial _2: any positive answer on the 14-item measure, but excluding three items that may be less likely to be considered as financial exploitation: felt entitled to use your money, prevented you from spending your money, and tricked or pressured you into buying something (financial-2); neglect: 1) any unmet needs + living with a family member (neglect-1), and 2) moderate/severe unmet needs + living with a family member (neglect-2).