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A qualitative examination of the similarities and differences of elder abuse definitions among four groups
— nursing home directors, nursing home employees, police chiefs and students | | Author(s) | Brian K Payne, Bruce L Berg, Kristin Byars |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 10, nos 3/4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 63-86 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Interpretation ; Nursing homes ; Directors [welfare] ; Care home staff ; Police ; Students ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A common claim found in the elder abuse literature is that different groups offer varying definitions of elder abuse. Very little research, however, has examined what these differences are, and how they manifest themselves in different settings. To fill this void, this research examines the definitions of elder abuse provided by respondents from four groups in the Commonwealth of Virginia: 54 nursing directors, 132 nursing home employees, 64 police chiefs, and 172 sociology or criminal justice students. Results of standard thematic content analysis examining definitions of elder abuse show significant differences, with four general themes emerging: abuse type themes, crime centred themes, victim centred themes, and general semantic themes, including "taking advantage". In particular, nursing home directors are more likely to define elder abuse from an ethical perspective, whereas police chiefs and students are more likely to define elder abuse from a legalistic perspective. Combining the main themes and concepts provides the following definition for elder abuse: "Any criminal, physical or emotional harm or unethical taking advantage that negatively affects the physical, financial or general well being of an older person." (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990826276 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 4CC: LHB: QRB: QRM: TWH: XN: 7T |
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