Perceived Effectiveness of Elder Abuse Interventions in Psychological Distress and the Design of Culturally Adapted Interventions: A Qualitative Study in the Chinese Community in Chicago

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population by the presence of elder abuse.

Any abuse	Yes; (𝑁=11)	No; (𝑁=26)
Age group, number (%)
60–69	5 (45.5)	8 (30.8)
70–79	6 (54.5)	12 (46.2)
80+	0 (0.0)	6 (23.1)
Sex, number (%)
Men	7 (63.6 )	9 (34.6 )
Women	4 (36.4)	17 ( 65.4)
Education levels, years (%)
0–8 years	4 (36.4)	12 (46.2)
9–12 years	3 (27.3)	9 (34.6)
13 or more	4 (36.4)	5 (19.2)
Marital status, number (%)
Married	8 (72.7)	19 (73.1)
Single	1 (9.1)	0
Widowed	2 (18.2)	7 (26.9)
Number of people in the household, number (%)
1	3 (27.3)	6 (23.1)
2-3	7 (63.6)	14 (53.8)
4 or more	1 (9.1)	5 (19.2 )
Origin, number (%)
Mainland	11 (100)	25 (96.2 )
Hong Kong	0	0
Taiwan	0	1 (3.8)
Others	0	0
Number of years in the U.S., number (%)
1–10	3 (27.3)	6 (23.1)
11–20	2 (18.2)	7 (26.9)
21–30	5 (45.5)	10 (38.5)
31 or more	1 (9.1)	3 (11.5)
Language ability, number (%)
Cantonese	8 (72.2)	17 (65.4)
Mandarin	2 (18.2)	2 (7.7)
English	1 (9.1)	0 (0.0)
Toishanese	0 (0.0)	7 (26.9)