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ArticleThe Gerontologist2025

Codesigning Training for Health Providers to Improve Detection and Response to Elder Abuse.

Bianca Brijnath, Marina G Cavuoto, Peter Feldman, Briony Dow, Josefine Antoniades, Joan Ostaszkiewicz, Sigrid Nakrem, Catriona Stevens, Patricia Reyes, Gianna Renshaw and 11 more

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Qualitative insights on help-seeking from older Australian women with lived experience of elder abuse.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Bianca BrijnathSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0536-6859
Marina G CavuotoSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Peter FeldmanSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Briony DowSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4186-314X
Josefine AntoniadesSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Joan OstaszkiewiczSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Sigrid NakremDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Catriona StevensSchool of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia.
Patricia ReyesGeriatric Medicine Department, St. Vincent's Health Sydney, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Gianna RenshawSocial Work Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group, Stirling Western Australia, Australia and Nedlands Western Australia, Australia.
Micah D J PetersRosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Andrew GilbertSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0525-8516
Elizabeth ManiasFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3747-0087
Duncan MortimerFaculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Joanne EnticottFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4480-5690
Claudia CooperWolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2777-7616
Cheryl DurstonConsumer Representative, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
Brenda AppletonConsumer Representative, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Meghan O'BrienPeninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Marion EckertRosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Simona MarkusevskaSocial Gerontology Division, National Ageing Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

Medical Research Future Fund MRF2015995
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesScreening for elder abuse can improve detection, but many health providers lack the necessary skills and confidence. To address this, training for health providers on elder abuse screening was codesigned as part of a trial aimed at improving elder abuse detection and response. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsBetween March and April 2023, 7 health providers and 10 older people and family carers participated in 2 national Australian online codesign workshops. Using the World Café method, discussions focused on what knowledge and skills health providers needed for screening; clinical and social issues affecting screening and referral; and support older people needed throughout the process. Data were thematically analyzed.

resultsParticipants said health providers should take a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to screening, and explain the limits of confidentiality to older people. Clinical, social, and systemic issues such as dementia, ethnic diversity, and housing availability complicated screening and referrals. To facilitate disclosure, participants said health providers needed to reflect on whether they held ageist views. There were differing opinions on the length of the training and whether all health providers or only social workers should screen for abuse. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Participants' feedback on trauma-informed care, consent, and cognitive impairment concorded with evidence on best practice responses to elder abuse and were integrated into the training. Given operational constraints in health services, feedback from health providers about the training length and the inclusion of all health providers in screening were prioritized. The training is being evaluated in a national trial.

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Elder AbuseHealth PersonnelMass ScreeningAgedAustraliaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedCodesignElder abuseHealth providersScreeningTraining

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PMID39478363
PMCPMC11971684

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