Citation

Ballard SA, Yaffe MJ, August L, Cetin-Sahin D, Wilchesky M. J. Appl. Gerontol. 2019; 38(10): 1472-1491.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0733464817732443

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Currently available elder abuse screening and identification tools have limitations for use in long-term care (LTC). This mixed-methods study sought to explore the appropriateness of using the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index© (a suspicion tool originally created for use with older adults in the ambulatory setting with Mini-Mental State Examination scores ≥ 24) with similarly cognitively functioning persons residing in LTC.

RESULTS were informed by a literature review, Internet-based consultations with elder abuse experts across Canada (n = 19), and data obtained from two purposively selected focus groups (n = 7 local elder abuse experts; n = 7 experienced front-line LTC clinicians). Analyses resulted in the development of a nine-question tool, the EASI-ltc, designed to raise suspicion of EA in cognitively intact older adults residing in LTC (with little or no cognitive impairment). Notable modifications to the original Elder Abuse Suspicion Index© (EASI) included three new questions to further address neglect and psychological abuse, and a context-specific preamble to orient responders.

Language: en