Hierarchical regression models of the five aspects of elder abuse (N = 600)
| Variable | Verbal abuse | Physical abuse | Injury | Financial exploitation | Potentially harmful behaviour | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B [95% CI] | SE | β | B [95% CI] | SE | β | B [95% CI] | SE | β | B [95% CI] | SE | β | B [95% CI] | SE | β | |
| Model 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Age | −0.03 [−0.09, 0.03] | 0.03 | −0.05 | −0.01 [−0.02, 0.00] | 0.01 | −0.07 | −0.00 [−0.01, 0.00] | 0.00 | −0.07 | −0.04 [−0.08, 0.00] | 0.02 | −0.10 | 0.01 [−0.03, 00.04] | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Gendera | −2.22 [−3.24, −1.19] | 0.52 | −0.18*** | −0.22 [−0.46, 0.02] | 0.12 | −0.08 | −0.07 [−0.17, 0.02] | 0.05 | −0.06 | −0.94 [−1.67, −0.23] | 0.36 | −0.11* | −1.17 [−1.81, −0.52] | 0.33 | −0.15*** |
| Relationship with CR b | −0.34 [−1.75, 1.08] | 0.72 | −0.02 | 0.13 [−0.19, 0.46] | 0.17 | 0.04 | −0.02 [−0.15, 0.11] | 0.07 | −0.01 | −0.47 [−1.44, 0.51] | 0.50 | −0.05 | −0.28 [−1.17, 0.61] | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.34 [−0.88, 0.21] | 0.28 | −0.05 | −0.02 [−0.15, 0.11] | 0.07 | −0.01 | −0.04 [−0.09, 0.01] | 0.03 | −0.07 | −0.04 [−0.40, 0.33] | 0.19 | −0.01 | −0.01 [−0.35, 0.34] | 0.18 | −0.00 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.036 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.029 | 0.017 | ||||||||||
| F | 6.242*** | 1.539 | 1.910 | 5.010*** | 3.373** | ||||||||||
| Model 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Age | −0.05 [−0.10, 0.00] | 0.03 | −0.10* | −0.01 [−0.02, 0.00] | 0.01 | −0.07 | −0.00 [−0.01, 0.00] | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.05 [−0.09, −0.01] | 0.02 | −0.13* | −0.01 [−0.04, 0.03] | 0.02 | −0.02 |
| Gendera | −1.33 [−2.22, −0.44] | 0.45 | −0.11** | −0.08 [−0.29, 0.14] | 0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 [−0.12, 0.06] | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.64 [−1.33, 0.06] | 0.35 | −0.08 | −0.63 [−1.20, −0.05] | 0.29 | −0.08* |
| Relationship with CRb | 1.55 [0.31, 2.79] | 0.63 | 0.11* | 0.30 [0.00, 0.60] | 0.15 | 0.10* | −0.00 [−0.12, 0.12] | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.24 [−0.72, 1.20] | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.85 [0.05, 1.64] | 0.41 | 0.10* |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.26 [−0.76, 0.24] | 0.25 | −0.04 | 0.00 [−0.12, 0.12] | 0.06 | 0.00 | −0.04 [−0.09, 0.01] | 0.02 | −0.07 | −0.08 [−0.45, 0.30] | 0.19 | −0.02 | 0.08 [−0.24, 0.40] | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| Caregiver burden | 0.08 [0.06, 0.11] | 0.01 | 0.31*** | 0.01 [0.00, 0.01] | 0.00 | 0.14** | 0.00 [−0.00, 0.00] | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 [0.03, 0.06] | 0.01 | 0.24*** | 0.05 [0.04, 0.07] | 0.01 | 0.30*** |
| Agitated behaviours by CR | 0.15 [0.11, 0.19] | 0.02 | 0.32*** | 0.03 [0.02, 0.04] | 0.01 | 0.26*** | 0.01 [0.01, 0.01] | 0.00 | 0.24*** | 0.04 [0.01, 0.07] | 0.02 | 0.13** | 0.09 [0.07, 0.12] | 0.01 | 0.31*** |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.304 | 0.114 | 0.058 | 0.121 | 0.267 | ||||||||||
| F | 41.340*** | 13.100*** | 6.849*** | 13.170*** | 34.740*** | ||||||||||
| Model 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Age | −0.05 [−0.10, 0.00] | 0.03 | −0.10* | −0.01 [−0.02, 0.01] | 0.01 | −0.06 | −0.00 [−0.01, 0.00] | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.06 [−0.10, −0.01] | 0.02 | −0.14** | −0.01 [−0.04, 0.02] | 0.02 | −0.03 |
| Gendera | −1.36 [−2.26, −0.46] | 0.46 | −0.11** | −0.08 [−0.30, 0.14] | 0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 [−0.12, 0.06] | 0.05 | −0.03 | −0.59 [−1.29, 0.11] | 0.36 | −0.07 | −0.58 [−1.17, −0.00] | 0.30 | −0.08* |
| Relationship with CRb | 1.73 [0.47, 3.00] | 0.64 | 0.13** | 0.34 [0.03, 0.65] | 0.16 | 0.11* | −0.01 [−0.13, 0.12] | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.29 [−0.68, 1.25] | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.94 [0.12, 1.75] | 0.41 | 0.11* |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.18 [−0.70, 0.34] | 0.26 | −0.03 | 0.01 [−0.11, 0.14] | 0.06 | 0.01 | −0.04 [−0.09, 0.01] | 0.03 | −0.08 | −0.06 [−0.44, 0.33[ | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.12 [−0.21, 0.45] | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| Caregiver burden | 0.08 [0.05, 1.00] | 0.01 | 0.28*** | 0.01 [0.00, 0.01] | 0.00 | 0.13* | 0.00 [−0.00, 0.00] | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.03 [0.01, 0.05] | 0.01 | 0.17*** | 0.05 [0.03, 0.06] | 0.01 | 0.27*** |
| Agitated behaviours by CR | 0.15 [0.11, 0.19] | 0.02 | 0.32*** | 0.03 [0.02, 0.04] | 0.01 | 0.27*** | 0.01 [0.01, 0.01] | 0.00 | 0.25*** | 0.04 [0.02, 0.07] | 0.02 | 0.14** | 0.09 [0.07, 0.12] | 0.01 | 0.30*** |
| Resilience | −0.08 [−0.16, 0.00] | 0.04 | −0.10* | −0.02 [−0.04, 0.00] | 0.01 | −0.12* | −0.01 [−0.02, 0.00] | 0.00 | −0.18** | −0.12 [−0.18, −0.05] | 0.03 | −0.21*** | −0.03 [−0.08, 0.02] | 0.03 | −0.06 |
| Self−efficacy | 0.07 [−0.04, 0.19] | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 [0.00, 0.06] | 0.01 | 0.11* | 0.01 [−0.00, 0.02] | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.03 [−0.06, 0.12] | 0.05 | 0.04 | −0.01 [−0.08, 0.06] | 0.04 | −0.01 |
| Emotional social support | 0.04 [−0.07, 0.14] | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 [−0.02. 0.03] | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 [−0.01, 0.01] | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.01 [−0.09, 0.07] | 0.04 | −0.02 | −0.04 [−0.11, 0.03] | 0.04 | −0.06 |
| Instrumental social support | −0.06 [−0.14, 0.03] | 0.04 | −0.08 | −0.01 [−0.03, 0.02] | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.00 [−0.01, 0.01] | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 [−0.06, 0.07] | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 [−0.05, 0.06] | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.307 | 0.117 | 0.069 | 0.149 | 0.270 | ||||||||||
| F | 25.240*** | 8.366*** | 5.131*** | 10.100*** | 21.290*** | ||||||||||
| Variable | Verbal abuse | Physical abuse | Injury | Financial exploitation | Potentially harmful behaviour | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.03 | 0.03 | −0.05 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.07 | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.07 | −0.04 | 0.02 | −0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Gendera | −2.22 | 0.52 | −0.18 | −0.22 | 0.12 | −0.08 | −0.07 | 0.05 | −0.06 | −0.94 | 0.36 | −0.11 | −1.17 | 0.33 | −0.15 |
| Relationship with CR b | −0.34 | 0.72 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.04 | −0.02 | 0.07 | −0.01 | −0.47 | 0.50 | −0.05 | −0.28 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.34 | 0.28 | −0.05 | −0.02 | 0.07 | −0.01 | −0.04 | 0.03 | −0.07 | −0.04 | 0.19 | −0.01 | −0.01 | 0.18 | −0.00 |
| Adjusted | 0.036 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.029 | 0.017 | ||||||||||
| 6.242 | 1.539 | 1.910 | 5.010 | 3.373 | |||||||||||
| Age | −0.05 | 0.03 | −0.10 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.07 | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.05 | 0.02 | −0.13 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.02 |
| Gendera | −1.33 | 0.45 | −0.11 | −0.08 | 0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.64 | 0.35 | −0.08 | −0.63 | 0.29 | −0.08 |
| Relationship with CRb | 1.55 | 0.63 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.10 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.41 | 0.10 |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.26 | 0.25 | −0.04 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.02 | −0.07 | −0.08 | 0.19 | −0.02 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| Caregiver burden | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.30 |
| Agitated behaviours by CR | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.31 |
| Adjusted | 0.304 | 0.114 | 0.058 | 0.121 | 0.267 | ||||||||||
| 41.340 | 13.100 | 6.849 | 13.170 | 34.740 | |||||||||||
| Age | −0.05 | 0.03 | −0.10 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.06 | −0.00 | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.14 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.03 |
| Gendera | −1.36 | 0.46 | −0.11 | −0.08 | 0.11 | −0.03 | −0.03 | 0.05 | −0.03 | −0.59 | 0.36 | −0.07 | −0.58 | 0.30 | −0.08 |
| Relationship with CRb | 1.73 | 0.64 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.11 | −0.01 | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.94 | 0.41 | 0.11 |
| Number of days living with CR | −0.18 | 0.26 | −0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.01 | −0.04 | 0.03 | −0.08 | −0.06 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| Caregiver burden | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.27 |
| Agitated behaviours by CR | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.30 |
| Resilience | −0.08 | 0.04 | −0.10 | −0.02 | 0.01 | −0.12 | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.18 | −0.12 | 0.03 | −0.21 | −0.03 | 0.03 | −0.06 |
| Self−efficacy | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.01 |
| Emotional social support | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.02 | −0.04 | 0.04 | −0.06 |
| Instrumental social support | −0.06 | 0.04 | −0.08 | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Adjusted | 0.307 | 0.117 | 0.069 | 0.149 | 0.270 | ||||||||||
| 25.240 | 8.366 | 5.131 | 10.100 | 21.290 | |||||||||||
Notes:
CR = Care recipient; B = unstandardised beta; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; SE = standard error of B; β = standardised beta; a Gender: female (referent group). b Relationship with care recipient: relationship other than spouse or partner (referent group); *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001
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