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Title: | Trends in elder abuse and age discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong : findings from a two-wave representative telephone survey study | Authors: | Yan, E To, L Ng, HKL Lai, DWL Bai, X Lee, VWP |
Issue Date: | Apr-2023 | Source: | International journal of geriatric psychiatry, Apr. 2023, v. 38, no. 4, e5915 | Abstract: | Objectives: Empirical evidence about the heightened risks of elder abuse and age discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic is scarce. This study aimed to track the changes in rates of both, and investigated their associated factors in the community-dwelling older population in Hong Kong. Methods: In this two-wave, cross-sectional telephone survey, we interviewed a population-based sample of individuals (≥55 years), and captured the situation of elder abuse and age discrimination before the COVID-19 outbreak (n = 1209, Wave 1: October–December 2019) and during the pandemic (n = 891, Wave 2: December 2020–January 2021). Participants reported their experiences of different types of abuse and discrimination, financial health, subjective well-being, satisfaction with environment, health and social services, and resilience. Results: Abuse was reported by 20.2% of the sample before the outbreak and 17.8% during the pandemic; while discrimination was reported by 24.6% and 29.8% at the two time points, respectively. A drop in physical abuse was observed, but it was accompanied by a rise in discrimination in the form of harassment or refusal of services. Findings of logistic regression analysis show that abuse during the pandemic was associated with younger age, poorer subjective well-being, and lower resilience; while discrimination was associated with female gender, being married, and poorer subjective well-being. Conclusions: Elder abuse and discrimination were prevalent across time points. The pandemic has highlighted the marginalization of older persons in our communities. There is an urgent need for development of effective interventions to end abuse and discrimination. |
Keywords: | Discrimination Elder abuse Older persons Pandemic Resilience |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | Journal: | International journal of geriatric psychiatry | ISSN: | 0885-6230 | EISSN: | 1099-1166 | DOI: | 10.1002/gps.5915 | Rights: | © 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. The following publication Yan E, To L, Ng HKL, Lai DWL, Bai X, Lee VWP. Trends in elder abuse and age discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: findings from a two-wave representative telephone survey study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2023, 38(4), e5915 is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5915. |
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