SynthesisJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019
Review of Programs to Combat Elder Mistreatment: Focus on Hospitals and Level of Resources Needed.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of interventions to prevent abuse in people living with dementia in community settings: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Elder Abuse in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Do interventions to prevent or stop abuse and neglect among older adults work? A systematic review of reviews.Journal of elder abuse & neglectPooled it
- PROTOCOL: Financial Literacy Programmes for the Ageing Population: An Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Focusing on Caregiver Neglect: A Novel Strategy for Mistreatment of Older Adults Screening and Intervention.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
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- Vulnerable Elder Protection Team: Initial experience of an emergency department-based interdisciplinary elder abuse program.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Article
- Elder Abuse Vulnerability and Risk Factors: Is Financial Abuse Different From Other Subtypes?Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
- Bringing Advances in Elder Abuse Research Methodology and Theory to Evaluation of Interventions.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2021Article
- Development and usability evaluation of VOICES: A digital health tool to identify elder mistreatment.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2021Article
- How Experiences of Child Abuse Pediatricians and Lessons Learned May Inform Health Care Providers Focused on Improving Elder Abuse Geriatrics Clinical Practice and Research.Journal of family violence · 2021Article
- Developing standard data for elder abuse multidisciplinary teams: A critical objective.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
- Development and Evaluation of an Elder Abuse Forensic Nurse Examiner e-Learning Curriculum.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
- Developing a tool to assess and monitor institutional readiness to address elder mistreatment in hospital emergency departments.Journal of elder abuse & neglectReview
- Strategies for dissemination of ED/hospital elder mistreatment response team model.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
- ED/hospital program contributions to community multi-disciplinary team meetings: Different models.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
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Abstract
backgroundElder mistreatment is common and has serious social and medical consequences for victims. Though programs to combat this mistreatment have been developed and implemented for more than three decades, previous systematic literature reviews have found few successful ones.
objectiveTo conduct a more comprehensive examination of programs to improve elder mistreatment identification, intervention, or prevention, including those that had not undergone evaluation.
designSystematic review.
settingOvid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO Elton B. Stephens Co. (EBSCO), AgeLine, CINAHL. MEASUREMENTS: We abstracted key information about each program and categorized programs into 14 types and 9 subtypes. For programs that reported an impact evaluation, we systematically assessed the study quality. We also systematically examined the potential for programs to be successfully implemented in environments with limited resources available.
resultsWe found 116 articles describing 115 elder mistreatment programs. Of these articles, 43% focused on improving prevention, 50% focused on identification, and 95% focused on intervention, with 66% having multiple foci. The most common types of program were: educational (53%), multidisciplinary team (MDT) (21%), psychoeducation/therapy/counseling (15%), and legal services/support (8%). Of the programs, 13% integrated an acute-care hospital, 43% had high potential to work in low-resource environments, and 57% reported an attempt to evaluate program impact, but only 2% used a high-quality study design.
conclusionMany programs to combat elder mistreatment have been developed and implemented, with the majority focusing on education and MDT development. Though more than half reported evaluation of program impact, few used high-quality study design. Many have the potential to work in low-resource environments. Acute-care hospitals were infrequently integrated into programs.
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