Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample

Conclusions:
Results indicated that numeracy is a significant risk factor for elder financial exploitation after controlling for other commonly reported variables. These findings are consistent with the broader literature relating numeracy to wealth and debt levels and extend them to the area of elder financial exploitation.

Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wood, S. A., Liu, P.-J., Hanoch, Y., Estevez-Cores, S. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research