Open AccessMental Health, Physical Health and Other Individual Risk Factors for Elder Maltreatment: Findings from the National Study
Author(s) -
Marijana Markovik,
Dimitrinka Jordanova Peshevska,
Елеонора Серафимовска,
Dinesh Sethi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2014.062
Subject(s) - medicine , macedonian , mental health , depression (economics) , population , test (biology) , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , biology , economics , macroeconomics
OBJECTIVES: The first Macedonian National Prevalence study of elder maltreatment in private settings was conducted in 2011 and 2012. This article provides an overview of the risk factors on individual level regarding the ecological model of human development.METHOD: The study involved 960 respondents who provided answers to a face-to-face survey questionnaire and a Geriatric Depression Scale. The Mini-Mental State Examination test was used as a pre selection criterion. The achieved sample was weighted to be representative on the Macedonian population aged 65 and over. RESULTS: Being women, being married, with elementary school education, suffering from certain chronic diseases, sensory impairment, are potential risk factors on individual level for elderly Maltreatment.CONCLUSION: The findings support the previous quantitative data obtained in other countries, as well as the concept of ecological framework