Raudah M Yunus, Noran N Hairi, Wan Y Choo, Maw P Tan, Farizah Hairi, Rajini Sooryanarayana, Norliana Ismail, Shatanapriya Kandiben, Devi Peramalah, Zainudin M Ali, Sharifah N Ahmad, Inayah A Razak, Sajaratulnisah Othman, Fadzilah Hm Mydin, Karuthan Chinna, Awang Bulgiba
OBJECTIVES: To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between elder abuse and neglect (EAN) and chronic pain in rural older Malaysians. DESIGN: Two-year prospective cohort study. SETTING: Kuala Pilah, a district in Negeri Sembilan approximately 100 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and older. Using a multistage cluster sampling strategy, 1,927 respondents were recruited and assessed at baseline, of whom 1,189 were re-assessed 2 years later...
July 2018: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society