The Investigation and Outcome of Reported Cases of Elder Abuse: The Forsyth County Aging Study

Summarized outcome of all investigations of elder abuse conducted in Forsyth County, North Carolina, during three-year period ending December 1991. Of 123 cases investigated, 23 were confirmed as elder abuse. Found no statistically significant differences in age, sex, race, living arrangements, ment...

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Published inThe Gerontologist Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 123
Main Author Shiferaw, Beletshachew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1994
Subjects
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
North Carolina
Older Adults
United States
Victims of Crime
North Carolina
United States
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Summary:Summarized outcome of all investigations of elder abuse conducted in Forsyth County, North Carolina, during three-year period ending December 1991. Of 123 cases investigated, 23 were confirmed as elder abuse. Found no statistically significant differences in age, sex, race, living arrangements, mental status, mobility, or source of report between confirmed and unconfirmed cases. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0016-9013
DOI:10.1093/geront/34.1.123