Table 1. Referral characteristics frequent combinations were psychological and financial
(20%) followed by neglect and self-neglect (19%). Chi-square analysis using Cramer’s V found a significant association between gender and alleged abuse type (Chi-square: 8.27, 4 df, P < 0.05). In the case of sexual and psychological abuse, the alleged victim was likely to be female by a larger margin: sexual abuse (female 75%: male 25%) and psychological (female 73%: male 27%). The referral rate/1,000 population over 65 years indicated that there were three times as many referrals for the over 80 years (5.84/1,000 population +65 years) compared with those 65–79 years (2.09/1,000 population +65 years):