National Elder Mistreatment Study Telephone Interview
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2018
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United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
Abstract
This study was a follow up study to the National Elder Mistreatment Study (NEMS) conducted eight years after the original study. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between experiencing elder abuse and negative outcomes. This is one of the first prospective studies on the impact of elder abuse. Negative health outcomes such as depression, anxiety and poor overall physical health. The study also looked at protective factors such as social support and the ability of these factors to minimize negative consequences of abuse.
The NEMS was the largest nationally representative study of elder abuse conducted. In this eight year follow-up, all respondents who reported experiencing elder abuse at Wave one and a random sample of those who had not experienced abuse at Wave I were contacted for participation in the Wave II study. The aim was to develop risk ratios for the negative consequences of elder mistreatment. Of the victims from the original NEMS, 183 victims of elder mistreatment and 752 non victims participated in the Wave II study. (CVRL Abstract). [CVRL Note]: This instrument is also available in Spanish.
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survey instrument, survey, elder abuse, elder mistreatment, elder maltreatment, measuring: victimization, population: elderly, nationally representative study, consequences of victimization, social support, protective factors, elder physical abuse, financial exploitation, elder neglect, family violence, coercion, vulnerable populations, Spanish language instruments, elder emotional abuse, domestic violence, abusive relationships
Citation
Acierno, R. (2018). National Elder Mistreatment Survey: 5 year follow-up of victims and matched non-victims [Instrument]. NIJ 2014-MU-CX-003, Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.