Linkage of Depression with Elder Abuse among Institutionalized Older Persons in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Table 2

Binary regression analysis of factors associated with types of abuse.

Characteristics	UOR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
Psychological abuse
Future savings (no)	0.458 (0.241-0.869)	0.493 (0.256-0.951)	0.035
Do not have chronic disease (no)	0.328 (0.l71-0.631)	0.345 (0.178-0.667)	0.002
Neglect
Religion (Hindu)
Buddhist	1.275 (0.595-2.733)	1.204 (0.544-2.666)	0.647
Christian	3.311 (1.646-6.661)	3.394 (1.611-7.152)	0.001
Future savings (no)	0.293 (0.135-0.640)	0.328 (0.145-0.741)	0.007
Do not have chronic disease (no)	0.267 (0.123-0.581)	0.252 (0.111-0.574)	0.001
Economic abuse
Family type (joint and extended)	1.997 (1.086-3.671)	1.955 (1.051-3.638)	0.034
CVD (no)	2.124 (1.200-3.761)	1.971 (1.099-3.535)	0.023
Arthritis (no)	1.836 (1.000-3.374)	1.663 (0.889-3.110)	0.111

Characteristics mentioned in brackets represent the reference category. UOR: unadjusted odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio. Statistical significance.