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Session Abstract for #336039: Associations Between Elder Mistreatment and Self-Reported Health and Mental Health Symptoms
Session Abstract for #336039: Associations Between Elder Mistreatment and Self-Reported Health and Mental Health Symptoms
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
: 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
This presention addresses associations between elder mistreatment and self-reported health and mental health symptom presentations and are reported in terms of elder abuse subtypes, race, and ethnicity in two nationally representative samples (N = 540, N=5777). As data are derived from the national women's study (older adult subsample) and the national elder mistreatment study, both of which are cross sectional, analyses are necessarily correlational.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policyPublic health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Explain the relationship between mental health issues and elder mistreatment.
Keyword(s): Aging, Social Justice
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have conducted one of the only two nationally representative prevalence studies on elder mistreatment. I have published widely on mental health, domestic violence, and elder mistreatment research.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
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