Table 2 Response directed to elder abuse
From: Is multimorbidity associated with risk of elder abuse? Findings from the AHSETS study
Item No. | HS-EAST Questionnaire items & Domains | Response for Elder abuse | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
A. Direct abuse: | |||
 4 | Who makes decisions about your life — like how you should live or where you should live? | 404 (55.7) | 321 (44.3) |
 9 | Does someone in your family make you stay in bed or tell you you’re sick when you know you're not? | 227 (31.3) | 498 (68.7) |
 10 | Has anyone forced you to do things you didn’t want to do? | 145 (20.0) | 580 (80.0) |
 11 | Has anyone taken things that belong to you without your O.K? | 200 (27.6) | 525 (72.4) |
 15 | Has anyone close to you tried to hurt you or harm you recently? | 9 (1.2) | 716 (98.8) |
B. Characteristics of vulnerability: | |||
 1 | Do you have anyone who spends time with you taking you shopping or to the doctor? | 73 (10.1) | 652 (89.9) |
 3 | Are you sad or lonely often? | 359 (49.5) | 366 (50.5) |
 6 | Can you take your own medication and get around by yourself? | 215 (29.7) | 510 (70.3) |
C. Potentially abusive situation: | |||
 2 | Are you helping to support someone? | 301 (41.5) | 424 (58.5) |
 5 | Do you feel uncomfortable with anyone in your family? | 53 (7.3) | 672 (92.7) |
 7 | Do you feel that nobody wants you around? | 72 (9.9) | 653 (90.1) |
 8 | Does anyone in your family drink a lot? | 102 (14.1) | 623 (85.9) |
 12 | Do you trust most of the people in your family? | 65 (9.0) | 660 (91.0) |
 13 | Does anyone tell you that you give them too much trouble? | 31 (4.3) | 694 (95.7) |
 14 | Do you have enough privacy at home? | 285 (39.3) | 440 (60.7) |