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. 2021 Apr 28;2021:5546623. doi: 10.1155/2021/5546623

Table 3.

Association between elderly abuse and depression.

Types of abuse Depression status p value
No (%) Suggestive (%) Indicative (%)
Physical abuse
 Yes 9 (8.9) 26 (29.9) 13 (40.6) <0.001
 No 92 (91.1) 61 (70.1) 19 (59.4)
Psychological abuse
 Yes 28 (27.7) 50 (57.5) 25 (78.1) <0.001
 No 73 (72.3) 37 (42.5) 7 (21.9)
Neglect
 Yes 15 (14.9) 41 (47.1) 19 (59.4) <0.001
 No 86 (85.1) 46 (52.9) 13 (40.6)
Economical abuse
 Yes 19 (18.8) 35 (40.2) 21 (65.6) <0.001
 No 82 (81.2) 52 (59.8) 11 (34.4)
Sexual abuse
 Yes 1 (1.0) 5 (5.7) 4 (12.5) NA
 No 100 (99.0) 82 (94.3) 28 (87.5)