Citation

Touza C, Prado C, Segura MP. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2012; 24(4): 312-325.

Affiliation

Department of Pedagogy and Specific Didactics , University of the Balearic Islands , Palma , Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2012.661682

PMID

23016727

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study carried out to determine the psychometric properties of an instrument designed for use by social services professionals to detect domestic abuse and self-negligent behavior in elderly persons. After giving a description of the features of the instrument and the design of the study, the results obtained, in terms of the reliability and validity of the instrument, are shown. Finally, the authors compare their instrument and its test results with other established instruments and indicate the limits of their study.

Language: en