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National elder abuse questionnaire
— summary of Adult Protective Service investigator responses | | Author(s) | Gerald Jogerst, Jeanette M Daly, Jerry Ingram |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 13, no 4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 59-72 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Investigation ; Personnel ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The investigative structures and investigator characteristics for each Adult Protective Service (APS) office in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia are examined. Through postal questionnaires and follow-up telephone calls, 1409 questionnaires were completed (80% response rate). Respondents' mean age was 46.4 years; and 99% of them worked full-time and had been in their current position for an average of 9 years. Half of the respondents reported using abuse screen or risk factor instruments when investigating an alleged elder abuse report. 73% reported that they investigate only adult and elder allegations. 60% of the respondents reported that a formal training programme for elder abuse evaluations lasting 2-4 days was in place for employees. 69% of the investigators consider an older person to be "better off" most of the time following intervention, and that this improved status was a direct result of the resources provided. Nearly three-quarters of investigators reported that elder abuse was under-reported in their area. Those on the front line, the APS investigators, provide valuable insights regarding the systems in which they work. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040302214 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 4A6: QM: 3F: 7T |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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