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Elder abuse among clients and carers referred to the Central Coast ACAT — a descriptive analysis
Author(s)	Patrick Livermore, Robert Bunt, Katrina Biscan
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20.1, March 2001
Pages	pp 41-47
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Informal care ; Referrals ; Case studies ; Australia.
Annotation	A descriptive study of elder abuse within the population referred to the Central Coast Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) (Wyong and Gosford Local Government Areas, New South Wales) between November 1996 and November 1997. Data indicated an elder abuse prevalence of 5.4%. Psychological abuse was the most common type of abuse. 75% of cases were identified as client abuse, and 25% as carer abuse. The type of abuse and abuse characteristics differed markedly between cases where the client was abused. Differences in abuser characteristics were also apparent when comparing financial abuse cases with non-financial abuse cases. Results are similar to those of previous Australian research around ACAT populations. The study confirms elder abuse as a significant issue of concern and the need for a co-ordinated response to the issue. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010424207 A
Classmark	QNT: P6: L5R: 69P: 7YA
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