@article{ref1,
title="Identifying interventions and their efficacy as used by a community agency managing and responding to elder abuse",
journal="Journal of applied gerontology",
year="2021",
author="Storey, Jennifer E. and Hart, Samantha and Perka, Melanie R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Limited research has been conducted to identify how elder abuse (EA) can be managed and prevented. Interventions employed by a community agency multidisciplinary team across 164 EA cases were examined. <br><br>RESULTS identified the largest number (N = 369) and widest variety of EA interventions to date. Using content analysis, interventions with similar proximal goals were grouped into 30 intervention strategies to evaluate efficacy and 12 higher-order intervention categories to guide practice. Intervention outcomes were rated as positive, negative, neutral, could not implement, or unknown. Positive outcomes were the most common (35%), and also included novel and/or effective interventions aimed at perpetrators such as physical treatment, social support, and communication. Few (1%) interventions had negative outcomes. Many interventions could not be implemented (21%), often due to a lack of funding or victim refusal. <br><br>RESULTS suggest changes to policy, practice, and research methodology, which could increase positive outcomes through facilitation of intervention implementation and improved data access.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0733-4648",
doi="10.1177/0733464821992606",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464821992606"
}