Τίτλος:
Elder abuse and socioeconomic inequalities: A multilevel study in 7
European countries
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objectives: To compare the prevalence of elder abuse using a multilevel
approach that takes into account the characteristics of participants as
well as socioeconomic indicators at city and country level.
Methods: In 2009, the project on abuse of elderly in Europe (ABUEL) was
conducted in seven cities (Stuttgart, Germany; Ancona, Italy; Kaunas,
Lithuania, Stockholm, Sweden; Porto, Portugal; Granada, Spain; Athens,
Greece) comprising 4467 individuals aged 60-84 years. We used a 3-level
hierarchical structure of data: 1) characteristics of participants; 2)
mean of tertiary education of each city; and 3) country inequality
indicator (Gini coefficient). Multilevel logistic regression was used
and proportional changes in Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC)
were inspected to assert explained variance between models.
Results: The prevalence of elder abuse showed large variations across
sites. Adding tertiary education to the regression model reduced the
country level variance for psychological abuse (ICC = 3.4%), with no
significant decrease in the explained variance for the other types of
abuse. When the Gini coefficient was considered, the highest drop in ICC
was observed for financial abuse (from 9.5% to 4.3%).
Conclusion: There is a societal and community level dimension that adds
information to individual variability in explaining country differences
in elder abuse, highlighting underlying socioeconomic inequalities
leading to such behavior. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.
Συγγραφείς:
Fraga, Silvia
Lindert, Jutta
Barros, Henrique and
Torres-Gonzalez, Francisco
Ioannidi-Kapolou, Elisabeth and
Melchiorre, Maria Gabriella
Stankunas, Mindaugas
Soares, Joaquim
F.
Περιοδικό:
ISRN Preventive Medicine
Εκδότης:
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Violence; Inequalities; Elder abuse; Multinational study
DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.01.008
