ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2020
Prevalence and nature of resident-to-resident abuse incidents in Australian residential aged care.
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- Elder abuse without borders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of types of safety incidents and the processes and systems used for safety incident reporting in care homes.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Unsafe care in residential settings for older adults: a content analysis of accreditation reports.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2023Article
- Elder abuse: a conceptual analysis.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Review
- Factors associated with resident-to-resident elder mistreatment in nursing homes.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and nature of resident-to-resident abuse incidents in Australian residential aged care.Australasian journal on ageing · 2020Article
- A Scoping Review of Adverse Incidents Research in Aged Care Homes: Learnings, Gaps, and Challenges.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of resident-to-resident abuse (RRA) in aged care facilities and to explore the nature, contributing factors and outcomes of abuse incidents.
methodsRetrospective cohort study of residents in 13 aged care facilities between 1 January and 31 December 2017, using data extracted from organisational incident reports.
resultsA total of 169 RRA incidents were recorded, representing 0.56 incidents per 1000 bed days. 7.6% of residents were targets, and 6.9% exhibited aggression, in one or more RRA incidents over one year. In the majority of incidents (152, 89.9%), the aggressor had a cognitive impairment. Impacts on targets were mostly minor. The most common aggressor intervention was behaviour management (142; 84.0%).
conclusionsResident-to-resident abuse was found to be lower than in other reports. Typically, it involves residents with cognitive impairment and does not result in serious harm. Managing behavioural symptoms associated with cognitive impairment is critical in preventing and managing RRA.
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