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 The National Elder Mistreatment Study: An 8-year Longitudinal Study of Outcomes
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*Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect* Volume: 29 Issue: 4 Dated: February 2017 Pages: 254-269
Author(s)
          Ron  Acierno;
                        Melba A. Hernandez-Tejada;
                        Georgia J. Anetzberger;
                        Daniel  Lowe
Date Published

February 2017
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              16 pages
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              This article reports on an 8-year follow-up of the National Elder Mistreatment Study (NEMS) and specifies risk ratios for negative outcomes of elder abuse, including DSM-5 defined depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and poor self-reported health.
Abstract
              Attempts were made to re-contact, via Computer Assisted Telephone Interview, all 752 NEMS participants who reported mistreatment since age 60 at Wave I, as well as a randomly selected sample of non-mistreated NEMS participants. A total of 183 NEMS Wave I elder abuse victims and 591 non-victims provided data. In bivariate analyses, elder mistreatment 8 years earlier increased risk of negative outcomes by 200-700 percent; however, multivariate analyses revealed that Current (Wave II) social support was highly protective against most negative outcomes (excepting PTSD), and even appeared to nullify effects of mistreatment on GAD and poor self-reported health. Outcomes of elder mistreatment have not been studied prospectively in a national sample. The NEMS 8-year follow-up findings indicate a strong relationship between elder mistreatment at Wave I and negative emotional and physical health 8 years later. Fortunately, current (Wave II) social support appears to be both consistently and powerfully protective against most negative outcomes. (Publisher abstract modified)
      
  
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