Elder abuse and neglect are highly prevalent but woefully underdetected and underreported. The presentation is rarely clear and requires the piecing together of clues that create a mosaic of the full picture. More research needed to better characterize findings that, when identified, can contribute ...
AD Adkins,EN Elkins,NN Singh - 《Journal of Child & Family Studies》 被引量: 29发表: 2001年 Readability and Content of Elder Abuse Instruments Since elder abuse was first acknowledged as a health care and social problem, incidence and prevalence of mistreatment has been assessed sparingly in ...
2001, p.122) or as ‘the ability to define one's goals and act upon them’ (Kabeer,1999, p.438), while others emphasize its strong interconnections with contextual, temporal, and structural aspects (Abebe,2019; Hitlin & Elder,2006; Veronese et al.,2019a). This lack of a clear and...
Further history taking about suspected abuse requires a skilled interviewing technique using thoughtfully formed, non-threatening, open-ended questions that can progressively focus on specific types of abuse. Many jurisdictions require reporting of suspected abuse to the local health authority, but such ...
Among community-dwelling adults ages 65 and older, approximately 11% have experienced elder mistreatment (EM), including physical, emotional or sexual abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. EM research typically focuses on this age group; however, Veterans receiving Veterans Health Administration (...
Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 15(3/4), 185-203. doi:10.1300/J084v15n03_11Erlingsson, C. L., Carlson, S. L., & Saveman, B. I. (2003). Elder abuse risk indicators and screening questions: Results from a literature search and a panel of experts from developed and developing...
In order to improve the accuracy of measurement instruments, the purpose of this article is threefold: (a) describing the construction of an instrument with formative indicators and the survey design about the sensitive topic of elder abuse, (b) development of an analytic strategy to improve the...
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Characteristics of the elderly population considered in this study; Discussion of the results; Condition associated with elderly that shows chronic verbal aggression; Limitations of the study.ComijsHannieC.SmitJohannesH.EBSCO_AspJournal of Elder Abuse & Neglect...
Bell, B, Oyebode, J, Oliver, C (2004) The physical abuse of older adults: The impact of the carer’s gender, level of abuse indicators, and training on decision making. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect 16: pp. 19-44Bell, B., Oyebode, J., & Oliver, C. (2004). The physical ...