The prevalence and correlates of elder abuse and neglect in a rural community of Negeri Sembilan state: baseline findings from The Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO), a population-based survey.
Rajini SooryanarayanaWan Yuen ChooNoran N HairiKaruthan ChinnaFarizah HairiZainudin Mohamad AliSharifah Nor AhmadInayah Abdul RazakSuriyati Abdul AzizRohaya RamliRosmala MohamadZaiton Lal MohammadDevi PeramalahNoor Ani AhmadTahir ArisAwang BulgibaPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
Elder abuse occurred among one in every 20 elders. The findings on elder abuse indicate the need to enhance elder protection in Malaysia, with both screening of and interventions for elder abuse.