Risk factors of elder abuse in a community dwelling Spanish sample

Pérez-Rojo, G., Izal, M., Montorio, I. and Penhale, Bridget ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8487-0606 (2009) Risk factors of elder abuse in a community dwelling Spanish sample. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 49 (1). pp. 17-21. ISSN 0167-4943

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Abstract

We analyzed the discriminative capacity of several risk factors for elder abuse and neglect, in order to identify what characteristics distinguish between caregivers with a high or low risk of abuse and neglect. Forty-five caregivers of relatives with dementia participated. The combination of caregiving impact, frequency of aggressive behaviors by care-recipients, stress related to provocative and aggressive behaviors, the frequency of provocative behaviors, interpersonal burden, autoefficiency expectations, quantity of help received and depression classify correctly as risk factors in 90.9% of the cases. This study permits us to identify what characteristics distinguish between caregivers with a high or low risk of abuse and neglect and caregivers.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery (former - to 2011)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Improving Access to Care (former - to 2017) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health in Later Life (former - to 2017) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Mental Health and Social Care (fka Lifespan Health)
Depositing User:	Rhiannon Harvey
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2011 16:08
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2026 15:10
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/26815
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2008.04.005

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