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Elder abuse: Nationwide findings among community‐dwelling Malaysian older persons

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dc.contributor.authorRajini Sooryanarayana
dc.contributor.authorShubash Shander Ganapathy
dc.contributor.authorNorazizah Ibrahim Wong
dc.contributor.authorAzriman Rosman
dc.contributor.authorWan Yuen Choo
dc.contributor.authorNoran Naqiah Hairi
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-23T03:22:00Z
dc.date.available2024-07-23T03:22:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAim: Elder abuse is a significant public health problem. This study aims to estimate its prev-alence and associated factors, using representative national Malaysian data.Methods: A nationwide population-based survey involving 3977 community-dwelling olderpersons aged ≥60 years was conducted via face-to-face interview, of whom 3466 older personswere eligible for screening using a locally validated tool. Elder abuse was defined as any oneoccurrence of neglect, financial, psychological, physical or sexual abuse perpetrated by some-one in a position of trust that was experienced in the past 12 months.Results: About 9.0% of older persons in Malaysia have experienced elder abuse in the past12 months, with neglect being the commonest type experienced (7.5%; 95% confidenceinterval [CI]: 5.54, 10.07). There is no significant difference by age group and geographicallocation. Males (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.7; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.60), poorer social support(aOR 5.0; 95% CI: 2.25, 11.22), dependency in activities of daily living (aOR 2.1; 95% CI:1.23, 3.44) and a previous history of abuse (aOR 10.1; 95% CI: 4.50, 22.86) show higher oddsof experiencing elder abuse. Almost 5% of abused older persons reported experiencing multi-ple types of abuse. Reporting is low at 19.3% with none reporting to healthcare personnel.Conclusions: The prevalence of elder abuse in this study is lower than global estimates, butsimilar to local studies. Preventive measures and programs are crucial to overcoming elderabuse and need to be carried out at multiple levels – the individual, community, healthcareand other stakeholders.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ggi.13989
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ggi.13989
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/694
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.ispartofGeriatrics & Gerontology International
dc.relation.issn1447-0594
dc.relation.journalGeriatrics and Gerontology International
dc.subjectcommunity
dc.subjectelder abuse
dc.subjectNational Health and Morbidity Survey
dc.subjectNHMS
dc.subjectneglect
dc.subjectolder persons
dc.titleElder abuse: Nationwide findings among community‐dwelling Malaysian older persons
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issueS2
oaire.citation.volume20
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