scholarly journals Changes in Elder Abuse Risk Factors Reported by Caregivers of Older Adults during the COVID ‐19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena K. Makaroun ◽  
Scott Beach ◽  
Tony Rosen ◽  
Ann‐Marie Rosland
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Abuse Risk

Elder Abuse by Adult Children: An Applied Ecological Framework for Understanding Contextual Risk Factors and the Intergenerational Character of Quality of Life

2000 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence B. Schiamberg ◽  
Daphna Gans
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Caregiving ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Contextual Risk ◽  
Contextual Risk Factors

Elder abuse in family settings has increased in recent years for a variety of reasons, including the increasing proportion of older adults in the total population, the related increase in chronic disabling diseases, and the increasing involvement of families in caregiving relationships with elders. Future trends indicate not only continued growth of the older population but suggest, as well, an increased demand for family caregiving which may, in turn, be accompanied by increasing rates of elder abuse. It is important to consider issues associated with such caregiving and elder abuse in families from an ecological perspective as a basis both for framing conceptually relevant and effective prevention strategies as well as for understanding the specific character of the broader issue of the intergenerational nature of the quality of life in an aging society. Using an applied ecological model, the article focuses on the contextual risk factors of elder abuse. Specifically, five levels of environment—microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem—will be utilized to organize and interpret existing research on the risk factors asociated with elder abuse (Bronfenbrenner, 1979, 1986, 1997). The configuration of the risk factors provides a useful framework for understanding the intergenerational character of the quality of life for older adults, for developing recommendations for empirically-based action research, and for the development of community-based prevention and intervention strategies. The application of a contextual perspective to the development of intervention and prevention programs will be addressed, the latter in relation to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Preliminary Outcomes From a Community-Based Elder Abuse Risk and Evaluation Tool

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1445-1471
Author(s):  
Jason Dauenhauer ◽  
Kristin Heffernan ◽  
Paul L. Caccamise ◽  
Allison Granata ◽  
Lindsay Calamia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
New York ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Aging Services ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Abuse Risk

This research addresses the need to develop an assessment tool for case workers working in the aging services field outside of APS. As such, the research discusses the development, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of the Elder Abuse Risk Assessment and Evaluation© tool (EARAE). This instrument was developed and pilot tested by the Elder Abuse Prevention Program (EAPP), a program within Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc. in Rochester, New York. A total of 189 suspected elder mistreatment cases were investigated using the EARAE instrument to track elements at the start and close of each case. Results indicate the tool represents an effective way to capture abuse indicators, track contributing risk factors, measure multiple case outcomes, and track types of interventions utilized. Opportunities and limitations of the tool are also discussed.

Elder Abuse: Risk Factors and Use of Case Data to Improve Policy and Practice

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 95-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burton D. Dunlop ◽  
Max B. Rothman ◽  
Katherine M. Condon ◽  
Kellye S. Hebert ◽  
Iveris L. Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Abuse Risk ◽  
Case Data

Elder Abuse: Risk Factors of Abuse in Elderly Community-Dwelling Iranians

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 543-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahtab Alizadeh-Khoei ◽  
Farshad Sharifi ◽  
Syeda Zakia Hossain ◽  
Hossein Fakhrzadeh ◽  
Zahra Salimi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Abuse Risk

scholarly journals Elder abuse risk factors: Perceptions among older Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, and Tamil immigrants in Toronto

2021 ◽  
pp. 100059
Author(s):  
Sepali Guruge ◽  
Souraya Sidani ◽  
Guida Man ◽  
Atsuko Matsuoka ◽  
Parvathy Kanthasamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Abuse Risk

The Relationship Between Fear of Falling and Functional Fitness among Older Adults Living in Rest Home

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Tuna ◽  
Ö Bozan ◽  
B Gürpınar ◽  
N İlçin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Fall Risk Factors ◽  
Rest Home ◽  
History Of

Objective: This study aimed to report the fear of falling and assess its associations with several fall-related characteristics and functional fitness parameters among older adults living in the rest home. Methods: Seventy-eight older adults aged between 65-94 years were included in the study. History of falling and the number of risk factors for falling were recorded. Fear of falling was evaluated with The Falls Efficacy ScaleInternational. Functional fitness was assessed with Senior Fitness Test, including tests for the functional measurement of strength, flexibility, aerobic endurance and dynamic balance. Result: The mean age of participants was 78.46±7.16 years. There were correlations exist between fear of falling and number of fall risk factors, dynamic balance, upper body flexibility and aerobic endurance (p<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the parameters with the highest determinants of fear of falling were the dynamic balance and history of falling (p<0.05). Conclusions: In our study, history of falling, number of fall risk factors, flexibility for the upper body, aerobic endurance and dynamic balance were parameters related to fear of falling among older adults, but the most influential factors in fear of falling were dynamic balance and history of falling.

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