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Elder abuse screening tools
— a systematic review | | Author(s) | Louise McCarthy, Susan Campbell, Bridget Penhale |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 19, no 6, 2017 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 368-379 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jap |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Screening ; Instruments ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Elder abuse results in high rates of death and injury and is difficult to detect. Due to fear or embarrassment victims may make attempts to hide rather than disclose it. Furthermore professionals are often reluctant to report it as they may worry about worsening a situation. However if detected early enough serious harm can be prevented and lives saved. Screening and screening tools can assist health and social care practitioners to detect abuse. This study was a systematic review of screening and screening tools with eligibility inclusion and exclusion criteria decided in advance. 34 full text studies were downloaded, read and analysed. Of these, 11 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. In particular, three studies reported sensitivity and specificity, with the remainder reporting validity and reliability testing. In total 12 tools of varying length and quality were found. It was found that the length and characteristics of tools affects the efficacy of their use. The clinical environment will determine choice of screening tool to be used. Screening tools should be used within an overall system of detection and management of abuse. The synthesis of results was challenging due to the lack of homogeneity between the included studies. The variations in tool characteristics and qualities added to this challenge. A further limitation was the lack of a gold standard tool in elder abuse. This systematic review highlights a lack of robust evidence in the development and validation of screening tools to detect elder abuse. Though there is an increasing awareness and knowledge about elder abuse, its detection remains problematic and the lack of research in this area is worth emphasising. Specific tools, centred on the clinical setting in which they are used, are recommended. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180119207 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 3V: YW4: 3A:6KC |
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