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| Investigating British general practitioners' knowledge and experiences of elder abuse: report of a research study in an inner London borough | | Author(s) | Claudine McCreadie, Gerry Bennett, Anthea Tinker |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 9, no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 23-39 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; General practitioners ; General practice ; Tower Hamlets. |
| Annotation | Despite the involvement of the medical profession in drawing attention to elder abuse, no research has been conducted in Britain about their experience in identifying and managing cases of elder abuse. This article is based on a study conducted in 1996 in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets. All general practitioners (GPs) working in the community were asked about their knowledge and experience of elder abuse; 73 GPs responded, a 68% response rate. One particular aspect of the study is described, both for its methodological interest and for its findings. It involved asking respondents about twenty situations of suspected elder abuse; 84% were found to have a patient in at least one of these situations. The findings suggest that some abusive situations are missed by GPs or not regarded by them as abusive. The authors call for raising awareness of elder abuse among GPs and other primary health care workers. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980715402 A |
| Classmark | QNT: QNR: QT6: L5: 82LV |
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