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| An educational program to assist clinicians in identifying elder investment fraud and financial exploitation | | Author(s) | Whitney L Mills, Robert E Roush, Jennifer Moye |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 33, no 4, October-December 2012 |
| Publisher | Routledge, October-December 2012 |
| Pages | pp 351-363 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse ; Training [welfare work] ; Medical workers ; Paid welfare workers. |
| Annotation | Due to age-related factors and illnesses older adults may become vulnerable to elder investment fraud and financial exploitation (EIFFE). In this article the authors describe the development and preliminary evaluation of an educational programme to raise awareness and assist clinicians in identifying older adults at risk. 127 study participants gave high ratings for the programme, which included a presentation, clinician pocket guide and patient education brochure. 35 respondents returned a completed questionnaire at the six-month follow-up, with 24 of those indicating use of the programme materials in practice and also reporting having identified 25 patients they felt were vulnerable to EIFFE. These findings demonstrate the value of providing education and practical tools to enhance clinic-based screening of this underappreciated but prevalent problem. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121214264 A |
| Classmark | J: QNT: QW: QT: QP |
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