ArticleThe Journal of emergency medicine2017
Emergency Medical Services Perspectives on Identifying and Reporting Victims of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Self-Neglect.
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- Screening and Interventions for Elder Mistreatment: Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0 Systematic Review.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Responding to Older Adult Maltreatment: Interdisciplinary Geriatric Care Provider Experiences and Training Needs.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026Article
- Elder Mistreatment Documentation by Prehospital Clinicians: An Analysis of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System Database.Prehospital emergency care · 2025Article
- Healthcare Clinicians' Perspectives on Managing Suspected Elder Abuse: "We Don't Want to Just Swoop in and Do What We Think Is Best".Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators of the reporting by family doctors of cases of domestic violence - a qualitative study across Portugal.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Older Adults Affected by Abuse-What about Their Mental Health and Social Participation? A Mixed Methods Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An Integrative Systematic Review of Promoting Patient Safety Within Prehospital Emergency Medical Services by Paramedics: A Role Theory Perspective.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- The role of family doctors in the management of domestic violence cases - a qualitative study in Portugal.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Can EMS providers and emergency department nurses work together to identify home risk factors for falls in older people?Medicine · 2022Article
- Perceived social support and help-seeking among U.S. Chinese older adults who reported elder mistreatment.Journal of elder abuse & neglect · 2022Article
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- Validation of the detection of elder abuse through emergency care technicians (DETECT) screening tool: a study protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Screening for elder mistreatment in emergency departments: current progress and recommendations for next steps.Journal of elder abuse & neglect · 2020Article
- Emergency department provider perspectives on elder abuse and development of a novel ED-based multidisciplinary intervention team.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2018Article
- Associations among Elder Abuse, Depression and PTSD in South Korean Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Identifying and Initiating Intervention for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Emergency Department.Clinics in geriatric medicine · 2018Review
- Elder Abuse Identification in the Prehospital Setting: An Examination of State Emergency Medical Services Protocols.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Article
- Structural Factors of Elders' Isolation in a High-Crime Neighborhood: An In-Depth Perspective.The Public policy and aging report · 2018Article
- Developing a model for providing feedback to reporters of elder abuse.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
- Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency Medical Services (EMS) providers, who perform initial assessments of ill and injured patients, often in a patient's home, are uniquely positioned to identify potential victims of elder abuse, neglect, or self-neglect. Despite this, few organized programs exist to ensure that EMS concerns are communicated to or further investigated by other health care providers, social workers, or the authorities.
objectiveTo explore attitudes and self-reported practices of EMS providers surrounding identification and reporting of elder mistreatment.
methodsFive semi-structured focus groups with 27 EMS providers.
resultsParticipants reported believing they frequently encountered and were able to identify potential elder mistreatment victims. Many reported infrequently discussing their concerns with other health care providers or social workers and not reporting them to the authorities due to barriers: 1) lack of EMS protocols or training specific to vulnerable elders; 2) challenges in communication with emergency department providers, including social workers, who are often unavailable or not receptive; 3) time limitations; and 4) lack of follow-up when EMS providers do report concerns. Many participants reported interest in adopting protocols to assist in elder protection. Additional strategies included photographically documenting the home environment, additional training, improved direct communication with social workers, a dedicated location on existing forms or new form to document concerns, a reporting hotline, a system to provide feedback to EMS, and community paramedicine.
conclusionsEMS providers frequently identify potential victims of elder abuse, neglect, and self-neglect, but significant barriers to reporting exist. Strategies to empower EMS providers and improve reporting were identified.
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