Frontiers in psychiatry
Elderly abuse and anxiety symptoms among older adults in China: the mechanism of physical frailty and social frailty
Par Zhang W, Hou W, Guo Z et 7 autres.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Purpose
This study aims to examine the association between elderly abuse and anxiety symptoms among older adults and explore the mechanisms of physical frailty and social frailty between them.
Methods
A total of 1361 older adults were included in this study. Multiple linear regression and propensity score matching was conducted to confirm the association between elderly abuse and anxiety symptoms. Mediation and moderation analyses were performed to explore the mechanisms of physical frailty and social frailty between elderly abuse and anxiety symptoms.