全球南部虐待老年人的危险因素:哥伦比亚东北部的案例研究
Daysy Katherine Pabón-Poches1,2, Hernan Alberto Ortiz-Ramirez3, Martha Lucía Cervantes-Henríquez1,4
1Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Aging & mental health
|June 20, 2025
概括
虐待老年人是一个重大的公共卫生问题. 这项研究确定了老年人身体,心理,忽视和财务虐待的关键风险因素,有助于预防工作.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 虐待老年人是影响老年人群的普遍且未被认可的公共卫生问题.
- 了解与不同类型的老年虐待相关的特定风险因素对于制定有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定与老年人虐待相关的临床和社会人口学风险因素.
- 在各种形式的老年虐待中区分风险因素,包括身体,心理,忽视和财务虐待.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及哥伦比亚东北部543名老年人的横截面研究.
- 使用了经过验证的工具:老年虐待量表,巴特尔指数,蒙特利尔认知评估,州道焦虑库存 (STAI) 和Yesavage老年抑郁量表.
- 在数据分析中采用二项式逻辑模型来确定风险因素.
主要成果:
- 身体虐待的危险因素:单身婚姻状况,抑郁症状和认知表现.
- 心理虐待风险因素:抑郁症状,关系状况 (离婚/分居,通婚),女性性别,高特征焦虑.
- 忽略危险因素:宗教信仰 (耶和华见证人),抑郁症状,城市生活和疑似神经认知障碍.
- 金融滥用风险因素:疑似神经认知障碍,抑郁症状,关系状况 (普通法,单身) 和就业.
结论:
- 抑郁症状在多种类型的老年虐待中出现了显著的风险因素.
- 认知状态和婚姻/关系状态是身体和财务虐待的关键指标.
- 保护因素包括不实践宗教,功能独立,以及在城市环境中与亲属共同居住.
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