SynthesisEuropean geriatric medicine2022
The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in rural areas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of elder abuse among community-dwelling older adults in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Elder abuse without borders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Prevalence and risk factors of abuse against older adult women: A cross-sectional community study in Eastern Andalusia, Spain.PloS one · 2026Article
- Rural-Urban Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Mistreatment.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Daily Activity Levels and Elder Abuse and Neglect: Bringing Light on Elder Abuse.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- The effects of self-perceived aging and emotion regulation strategies on psychological abuse of elderly people in rural China: a structural equation modeling approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Examination of Elder Abuse and Death Anxiety in Older Adults With a Chronic Disease.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Relative-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of instruments for measuring abuse of older people in community and institutional settings: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Geriatric nursing competence of clinical nursing staff at different hospital levels in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2024Article
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- PROTOCOL: Psychometric properties of instruments for measuring elder abuse and neglect in community and institutional settings: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Relationship between three dietary indices and health-related quality of life among rural elderly in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of elder neglect in the community-dwelling Chinese population: New evidence from the CLHLS study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Predictors of Physical Abuse in Elder Patients With Fracture.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeMany epidemiological studies have reported that elder abuse and neglect were prevalent in rural areas. However, none of them has synthesized the literature in this field. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the overall prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in rural areas through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were systematically searched to identify eligible articles, with no language restrictions. Statistical analyses were conducted using Review Manager software (version 5.3). Meta-analyses and sensitivity analysis were performed using a random-effects model. All results were reported as the pooled prevalence of elder and neglect with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The quality of the included studies was evaluated by strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) checklist. Potential publication bias was assessed by the funnel plot.
results13 cross-sectional studies involving 10,313 participants were eligible. The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect ranged from 4.5 to 61.7% across the rural areas, and pooled prevalence estimate was 33% (95% CI 23-43). The prevalence of physical abuse was estimated at 7% (95% CI 5-9), financial abuse at 5% (95% CI 4-7), psychological/emotional abuse at 17% (95% CI 11-23), and neglect at 26% (95% CI 17-35). There was significant heterogeneity among the included studies. Stratified analyses revealed that sampling design was part of the heterogeneity source. WHO regions, gender, countries' income classification, and study quality could not explain the potential reasons for heterogeneity.
conclusionsThe pooled prevalence of elder abuse and neglect was relatively high in rural areas. Early and targeted screening and prevention are needed. There is an urgent need for high quality studies using agreed definition of elder abuse and neglect to protect the potential high risk populations.
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