@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of three measures of elder abuse",
journal="Journal of nursing scholarship",
year="2004",
author="Meeks-Sjostrom, Diana",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="247-250",
abstract="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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1527-6546",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}