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Development of short-form measures to assess four types of elder mistreatment
— findings from an evidence-based study of APS elder abuse substantiation decisions | | Author(s) | Scott R Beach, Margeurite DeLiema, Madelyn Iris |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 29, no 4, August-October 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, August-October 2017 |
| Pages | pp 229-253 |
| Source | http://tandf.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Measurement ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Improving the standardisation and efficiency of adult protective services (APS) investigations is a top priority in APS practice. Using data from the Elder Abuse Decision Support System (EADSS), the authors developed short-form measures of four types of elder abuse: financial, emotional or psychological, physical, and neglect. The EADSS data set contains 948 elder abuse cases (age 60+) with yes/no abuse substantiation decisions for each abuse type following a 30-day investigation. Item sensitivity and/or specificity analyses were conducted on long-form items, with the substantiation decision for each abuse type as the criterion. Validity was further tested using receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, correlation with long forms and internal consistency. The four resulting short-form measures, containing 36 of the 82 original items, have validity similar to the original long forms. These short forms can be used to standardise and increase efficiency of APS investigations, and may also offer researchers new options for brief elder abuse assessments. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171020201 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 3R: 4C |
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