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Physical abuse of older adults — the impact of the carer's gender, levels of abuse indicators, and training on decision making
Author(s)	Bill Bell, Jan Oyebode, Chris Oliver
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 16, no 3, 2004
Pages	pp 19-44
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Attitude ; Social workers ; Care support workers ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The influence of occupation, training, caregiver's gender and level of abuse on decision making in relation to physical abuse was examined. Participants were 263 social workers and managers and 432 care assistants in two social services departments (SSDs) in the UK. They read vignettes depicting possible physical abuse, and completed a questionnaire with two subscales, "Formal action" and "Assess". Caregiver's gender and level of abuse indicators were manipulated. Results indicate that practitioners would endorse formal action if they had received training, the caregiver was male and higher level of abuse was presented. Implications of these findings for the identification of elder abuse and early decision making are discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051026002 A
Classmark	QNT: DP: QR: QRS: 3F
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