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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Meeks-Sjostrom, Diana

Titel

A Comparison of Three Measures of Elder Abuse

Ist Teil von

• Journal of nursing scholarship, 2004-01, Vol.36 (3), p.247-250

Ort / Verlag

350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148 , USA , and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2DQ , UK: Blackwell Science Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Purpose : To present a comparison of three measures for assessing elder abuse. Design and Methods : Three measures for assessing elder abuse were identified through a literature review. The characteristics and uses of each measure were reviewed and evaluated. Findings : The Indicators of Abuse (IOA) is a 22‐item tool for discriminating abuse and nonabuse cases; it is completed by a health care professional after a home assessment is conducted. The Elder Abuse and Neglect Assessment (EAI) is a 44‐item scale comprised of seven sections to review signs, symptoms, and subjective complaints of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment; it can be used by health care providers in all clinical settings. The Elder Abuse Screening Test (EAST) is a 15‐item tool to be completed by a health care provider based on the patient's responses. This screening tool is limited because of the small unrepresentative samples used to test it, the low internal consistency, and a relatively high false‐negative rate. Conclusions : An instrument to accurately assess elder abuse in long‐term care is needed. Proper identification of elder abuse is the first step in assisting victims in dealing with abusive situations.