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Perceived barriers and facilitators to implement elder abuse intervention for victims and perpetrators
— views from US Chinese older adults | | Author(s) | XinQi Dong, E-Shien Chang, Esther Wong, Melissa A Simon |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 16, no 5, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 307-321 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Protection [vulnerable adults] ; Chinese people ; Services ; Usage [services] ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to explore US Chinese older adults' views regarding elder abuse interventions in order to understand barriers to and facilitators of help-seeking behaviours. The study design was qualitative, using a grounded theory approach to data collection and analysis. A community-based participatory research approach was implemented to partner with the Chicago Chinese community. A total of 37 community-dwelling Chinese older adults aged 60 and above participated in focus group discussions. Participants viewed many benefits of intervention programmes. Perceived barriers were categorised under cultural, social and structural barriers. Facilitators to implement interventions included increasing education and public health awareness, integrating social support with existing community social services, as well as setting an interdisciplinary team. Perpetrator intervention strategies were also discussed. This study has wide policy and practice implications for designing and deploying interventions with respect to elder abuse outcomes. Modifying the cultural, social and structural barriers that affect the health behaviour of Chinese older adults contribute to the salience of elder abuse interventions in this under-served population. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626220 A |
| Classmark | QNT: CA3G: TKL: I: QLD: DP: 7T |
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