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Table 2 Care recipient characteristics and risk of abuse

From: Family caregiver mistreatment of the elderly: prevalence of risk and associated factors

 

Total sample

Total Risk of abuse

Physical/psychological

Neglect

N = 829

N (%)

High

N (%)

Low

N (%)

High

N (%)

Low

N (%)

High

N (%)

Low

N (%)

Gender N = 829

Male

285 (34.4)

92 (32.3)

193 (67.7)

99 (34.7)

186 (65.3)

164 (57.5)

121 (42.5)

Female

544 (65.6)

185 (34.0)

359 (66.0)

201 (36.9)

343 (63.1)

286 (52.6)

258 (47.4)

Age (years) N = 829

< 80 y.

218 (26.3)

78 (35.8)

140 (64.2)

81 (37.2)

137 (62.8)

133 (61.0)

85 (39.0)

80-89 y.

386 (46.6)

129 (33.4)

257 (66.6)

142 (36.8)

244 (63.2)

205 (53.1)

181 (46.9)

90+ y.

225 (27.1)

70 (31.1)

155 (68.9)

77 (34.2)

148 (65.8)

112 (49.8)

113 (50.2)

Barthel Index N = 829

Moderate dependence

269 (32.4)

116 (43.1)**

153 (56.9)

123 (45.7)**

146 (54.3)

160 (59.5)

109 (40.5)

Severe dependence

235 (28.3)

76 (32.3)

159 (67.7)

89 (37.9)

146 (62.1)

121 (51.5)

114 (48.5)

Total dependence

325 (39.2)

85 (26.2)

240 (73.8)

88 (27.1)

237 (72.9)

169 (52.0)

156 (48.0)

SPMSQ N = 817

Intact cognition

159 (19.5)

55 (34.6)

104 (65.4)

54 (34.0)

105 (66.0)

94 (59.1)*

65 (40.9)

Mild impairment

134 (16.4)

56 (41.8)

78 (58.2)

62 (46.3)

72 (53.7)

80 (59.7)

54 (40.3)

Moderate impairment

199 (24.4)

72 (36.2)

127 (63.8)

78 (39.2)

121 (60.8)

113 (56.8)

86 (43.2)

Severe impairment

325 (39.8)

94 (28.9)

231 (71.1)

105 (32.3)

220 (67.7)

156 (48.0)

169 (52.0)

  1. Barthel Index. Values range from 0 to 100. Levels of dependence: Total < 20, Severe =20-35, Moderate =40-55. SPMSQ: Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. Values range from 0 to 10. Scores of 0-2 errors equate intact cognition; 3 to 4 errors indicate mild, 5 to 7 moderate and 8 to 10 severe cognitive impairment. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001