Rural-Urban Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Mistreatment

Carrie Henning-Smith, Ingrid Jacobson, Dionne Bailey, Megan Lahr, Alexis Swendener, Marguerite DeLiema, Rural Health Research Center, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, University of Minnesota School of Social Work

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on December 27, 2025

Abstract

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Rural and urban areas differ in terms of age structure, health outcomes, and access to resources, but there is limited research on rural-urban differences in elder mistreatment. This study addresses that gap. We used data from Round 3 of the National ...