ArticleJournal of interpersonal violence2022
Elder Abuse and Depressive Symptoms: Which is Cause and Effect? Bidirectional Longitudinal Studies From the JAGES.
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- Incidence of depression among community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024Pooled it
- The association between elder abuse and childhood adversity: A study of older adults in Malaysia.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Perceived hospitalized elder abuse in Iran: a cross-sectional study of subscale patterns and associated factors.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Development of a risk assessment model for elder abuse vulnerability among ethnic minority older adults in Hunan, China: a cross-sectional study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Elderly abuse and depressive symptoms among older adults: loneliness and social participation as mediators and moderators.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of elder abuse and its correlated factors in Iranian community-dowelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association of loneliness and social connectedness with geriatric depression in urban and rural areas: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Improved outcomes for depressed elder abuse victims with video-delivered psychotherapy during COVID-19.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2025Article
- Elder Abuse in Association with Depression and Suicidal Ideation among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Korea.Yonsei medical journal · 2024Article
- Building resilience: A specialty clinic tailored to older adults at risk for violence and abuse.International journal of psychiatry in medicine · 2024Article
- Intergenerational Chain of Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Elder Abuse Perpetration.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Post-Discharge Adverse Outcomes Following Hospitalization Among Older Adults Diagnosed With Elder Mistreatment.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the elder abuse suspicion index in community-dwelling older adults.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Elder Mistreatment as a Risk Factor for Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Korean Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The association between elder abuse and refrainment from daily activities during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Japan: A cross-sectional study from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- The association between street connectivity and depression among older Japanese adults: the JAGES longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Physical and verbal abuse amid COVID-19: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Japan.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Biological, Psychological, and Social Determinants of Depression: A Review of Recent Literature.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Association between Proximity of the Elementary School and Depression in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES 2016 Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Depression as a Consequence of Elder Mistreatment: A Case Report.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
Elder abuse is a serious public health concern that increases the risks of negative health outcomes globally. It is well known that abuse in older adults is associated with depression; however, longitudinal studies investigating the causal relationship between these events are scarce. Because the cause precedes the result over time, the temporal relationships between abuse and depression should be verified from each direction. This longitudinal study, therefore, investigated and clarified whether depression causes or results from elder abuse among older Japanese adults. Two longitudinal analyses were conducted using data derived from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. The data were collected in 2010 and 2013 through a mail survey of 1,737 people (983 females, 754 males) across Japan. Of those who did not experience abuse in 2010, 38 (5.0%) males and 53 (5.4%) females newly experienced abuse in 2013. Among respondents who did not have depressive symptoms in 2010, 60 (8.0%) males and 61 (6.2%) females newly reported depressive symptoms in 2013. After adjusting for demographic factors in Analysis 1, people who experienced abuse were 2.28-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.68-3.09) more likely to have depressive symptoms three years later than those who were not abused. In Analysis 2, respondents who had mild or severe depression in 2010 were 2.23-fold (95% CI = 1.61-3.10) more likely to have experienced abuse after three years than those who did not have depression. After adjusting for several demographic factors, the results showed that abuse can lead to depression and that depression can be a cause of abuse. Therefore, preventing abuse should be considered from both directions.
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