The prevalence and correlates of elder abuse and neglect in a rural community of Negeri Sembilan state: baseline findings from The Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO), a population-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As Malaysia is fast becoming an ageing nation, the health, safety and welfare of elders are major societal concerns. Elder abuse is a phenomenon recognised abroad but less so locally. This paper presents the baseline findings from the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO) study, the first community-based study on elder abuse in Malaysia.

Design

Cross-sectional study, analysing baseline findings of a cohort of older adults.

Setting

Kuala Pilah district, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence of elder abuse among community dwelling older adults and its associated factors.

Participants

A total of 2112 community dwelling older adults aged 60 years and above were recruited employing a multistage sampling us

SUBMITTER: Sooryanarayana R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588933 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature