Background Abuse of elderly women is great concern and yet relatively little known about interventions. Objectives The aim this study was to develop test a culturally informed treatment, based on Intervention Mapping (IM), for primary healthcare settings. intervention targets family members seeks reduce elder abuse. Methods N = 80 were randomized or control. Elderly completed assessment prior r...

In this article we describe the Illinois statewide elder abuse social service program, which is unusual in its comprehensive approach to the assessment and documentation of reported cases of abuse and its extensive data monitoring system. Descriptive information on the number and types of cases of elder abuse reported to the system are presented, along with information on the amount of social w...

BACKGROUND there is little consistent data on patterns of reporting of elder abuse in Europe. Between 2002 and 2007, the Irish Health Service Executive developed dedicated structures and staff to support the prevention, detection and management of elder abuse without mandatory reporting. Public awareness campaigns, staff training and management briefings heightened awareness regarding this new ...

OBJECTIVE To measure the 12-month prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in community-dwelling older people in Ireland and examine the risk profile of people who experienced mistreatment and that of the perpetrators. DESIGN Cross-sectional general population survey. SETTING Community. PARTICIPANTS People aged 65 years or older living in the community. METHODS Information was collected in...

Elder mistreatment includes intentional or neglectful acts by a caregiver or trusted person that harm a vulnerable older person. It can occur in a variety of settings. One out of 10 older adults experiences some form of abuse or neglect by a caregiver each year, and the incidence is expected to increase. Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence that screening...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association between various characteristics of community-based older people and a constructed measure of potential elder abuse. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING Public community-based long-term care programs in Michigan. PARTICIPANTS Individuals aged 60 and older seeking home and community-based services in Michigan between November 1996 and October 1997 (N...