Title
Mistreatment and coping among the urban geriatric population
Authors
Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy1, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran2,*, Duraikannu Anandhi3, Gomathy Priya Venkatachalam4, Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai5, Dharani Masilamani6 & Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran7
Affiliation
1Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Medical surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 4Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The T N Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 5Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy -
E-mail: faizunnisasn@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Duraikannu Anandhi - E-mail: danandhi01@gmail.com
Gomathy Priya Venkatachalam - E-mail: kgksavan@gmail.com
Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai - E-mail:
jesuamalor2306@gmail.com
Dharani Masilamani - E-mail: karthiktvm77@gmail.com
Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran - E-mail: sivagomathigajendran@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Elder abuse is an underreported concern among urban elderly populations in India. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the mistreatment prevalence and coping strategies among elderly individuals in Chennai. Higher mistreatment was associated with age above 70 years, retirement and assistive device use. Better coping was associated with higher education, income and assistive device use. Thus, targeted interventions are needed to reduce elder abuse and strengthen resilience among elderly individuals.
Keywords
Elder mistreatment, coping strategies, urban geriatrics, ageing, elder abuse
Citation
Roomy et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5437-5441 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
