Du P, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the prevalence of elder abuse in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, they examined changes in risk factors for elder abuse in the context of COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hunan Province, in which a face-to-face questionnaire survey was administered to elderly people over 65 years of age. A total of 10,362 samples were collected from Hunan Province. Performing comparison of data from Women’s Federation and the National Bureau of Statistics, they identified a significantly higher prevalence of financial abuse and neglect during the epidemic than that reported in 2010. Economic instability and social distancing measures may be responsible for this increase. They suggest improving the income of the elderly and providing them more social support as relevant measures to lower the prevalence of elder abuse.