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Elder abuse and case outcome
Author(s)	Rosalie Wolf, Karl Pillemer
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 19, no 2, June 2000
Pages	pp 203-220
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Projects ; Case studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	Case resolution, a common social service outcome measure, is investigated as it is applied to cases of elder abuse. An in-depth assessment and re-assessment (at 6 months) of 59 elder abuse cases revealed that resolved cases were more likely than unresolved cases to be associated with neglect, increased social support to the victim, reduction in stress, reduction in the interdependency of the victim and perpetrator, and change in the victim's living situation. For victims of psychological, physical or financial abuse as well as those victims who are not willing to accept services or change to their living arrangements, the analysis suggests that the level of future risk of abuse may be a more appropriate outcome measure than case resolution. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001108206 A
Classmark	QNT: QNR: 3E: 69P: 7T
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