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Interventions in hypothetical elder abuse situations suggested by Swedish formal carers
Author(s)	Britt-Inger Saveman, Ingalill R Hallberg
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 8, no 4, 1997
Pages	pp 1-19
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Care support workers ; General practitioners ; District nurses ; Sweden.
Annotation	In Sweden, the problem of elder abuse has received little attention, and there is no common view of interventions or organisational responsibilities. This study describes interventions suggested by Swedish formal carers in three hypothetical cases of elder abuse. A questionnaire concerning three cases (spouse abuse, dependent adult child abuse, and caregiving relative abuse) was sent to 71 formal carers (general practitioners (GPS), district nurses and home care assistants) in one municipality in Sweden. Cluster analysis of the interventions was performed to explore patterns and reduce the number of variables. The findings revealed that the formal carers suggested few interventions and regarded the problem as a social one, or they suggested a full range of interventions. The study concluded that each professional group and organisation seemed to develop their own view of elder abuse.
Accession Number	CPA-971128401 A
Classmark	QNT: QRS: QT6: QTG: 76P
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