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| Restriction as elder mistreatment: differences between caregiver and elder perceptions | | Author(s) | Terry Fulmer, Barry Gurland |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 2, no 2, Summer/Fall 1996 |
| Pages | pp 89-100 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; At risk ; Restriction ; Family care ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This US study aimed to develop the construct of restriction as a form of mistreatment of older people. In particular, this construct was examined within the context of cognition: older people with cognitive impairment versus those with normal cognition, and caregiver perceptions of restriction. The hypothesis for the study was that cognitive impairment puts older people at risk for mistreatment as measured by the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) and the Fulmer Restriction Scale (FRS). A survey was conducted with a sample of 125 older person-caregiver dyads, of which 51 dyads included a cognitively impaired person. Results showed that older people with cognitive impairment were more likely to have their caregivers respond more negatively regarding their conflict tactics responses, report higher perceived burden, and a greater degree of restriction than the other group of caregivers. Older person-caregiver dyad responses for restriction were congruent. Regression models showed that the CTS scores could not be predicted by cognitive impairment, but that cognitive impairment could predict restriction as measured by the FRS. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980515211 A |
| Classmark | EA: CA3: 5RC: P6:SJ: 7T |
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