Developing and Testing a Culturally Relevant Model to Understand Financial Maltreatment of Chinese American Elders, Phoenix, Arizona, 2015

This study aimed to describe the prevalence of financial maltreatment, and to identify culture related risk factors of financial maltreatment, among a group of Chinese American elders living in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Researchers sought solutions to financial neglect and exploitation of Chinese American elders who have enormous adaptive challenges and lack a harmonious and supportive family environment, as well as frameworks for understanding the cultural environment that can be used by social workers, law enforcement, and service providers.