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| A review of literature exploring the possible causes of abuse and neglect in adult residential care | | Author(s) | Andrew Hutchison, Biza Stenfert Kroese |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 17, no 4, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 216-233 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Care homes ; At risk ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to present a systematic review of empirical research exploring possible causal and risk factors linked to abuse or neglect in residential care facilities. Electronic database searches were conducted in order to identify and synthesise relevant studies, and sample characteristics, design characteristics and outcome data were extracted from each paper. The information was then collated and summarised. Each study was evaluated using Sale and Brazil's (2004) cross-paradigm framework of trustworthiness and rigour. In all, 17 papers met the inclusion criteria for this review. Results revealed that research in this area has utilised a diverse range of methodological approaches to explore abuse and/or neglect within the context of residential services for older adults and adults with learning disabilities. Possible causal and risk factors identified were separated into those that operated at a cultural or organisational/environmental level and those that operated at an individual or interpersonal level. While there are limitations associated with presenting a review of such a diverse group of studies, this paper presents a valuable synthesis of the empirically derived causal and risk factors linked to the abuse and neglect of adults in care. Additionally, readers are able to obtain a comprehensive overview of the quality of empirical research. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150807210 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: KW: CA3: 64A |
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