@article{ref1,
title="Adapting the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index© for use in long-term care: a mixed-methods approach",
journal="Journal of applied gerontology",
year="2019",
author="Ballard, Stephanie A. and Yaffe, Mark J. and August, Linda and Cetin-Sahin, Deniz and Wilchesky, Machelle",
volume="38",
number="10",
pages="1472-1491",
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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0733-4648",
doi="10.1177/0733464817732443",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464817732443"
}