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Factors associated with nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people
The aim of this study was to explore predictors of nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people.
Abuse of older people is a long-discussed healthcare issue worldwide. Although nurses are considered capable of identifying and reporting cases of abuse of older people, no study has been conducted in Taiwan on nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people.
A cross-sectional design was used.
The study was conducted from May to June 2019. A convenience sampling was adopted to survey 555 nurses from a medical center in Taiwan. Data were collected using the Knowledge of Abuse of Older People Scale, Attitudes Towards Older People Scale, Attitudes Towards Handling Abuse of Older People Scale, Willingness to Handle Abuse of Older People Scale, and personal characteristics. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression were performed.
Participants scored an average of 2.98 out of 4 on the Willingness to Handle Abuse of Older People Scale, indicating that they were inclined to do so. Attitudes towards older people, knowledge, attitudes towards handling abuse of older people, awareness of the hospital's reporting procedure and dissemination of information related to abuse of older people, sex, age, and clinical work experience explained 41.4% of the variance of willingness. Participants' attitudes toward handling abuse of older people was the most important predictor of their willingness to do so.
To improve nurses’ willingness to handle cases of abuse of older people, particularly that of male nurses, hospital authorities should provide in-service training and education and disseminate information on the subject matter. Nursing schools should prioritize offering gerontological nursing courses to foster nursing students’ positive attitudes toward older adults and handling abuse of older people.
Nurses' attitudes toward handling abuse of older people were the most important predictor of their willingness to handle abuse of older people.
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Contesting elder abuse and neglect : ageism, risk, and the rhetoric of rights in the mistreatment of older people
\"The mistreatment of diverse older people in diverse ways is categorized in many societies as \"elder abuse and neglect,\" yet this concept has not been subjected to rigorous critical inquiry. Instead, it has most often represented the interests of professionals, academics, and governments, while policymakers and researchers frequently overlook or disregard the complexity of issues that fall under this designation. The first comprehensive, scholarly critique of the subject, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect questions existing assumptions about the mistreatment of older people. It explores how and why the concept of \"elder abuse and neglect\" came to be and shows how this catch-all term masks fundamental problems concerning the mistreatment of older people, their place in society, and how they see themselves. Joan R. Harbison and her colleagues expose how the abilities, needs, and wishes of older people who are perceived as victims are ignored or go unheard and how the supposed solutions to abusive treatment can take their toll on those people they were originally intended to protect. Grounded in twenty years of interdisciplinary empirical research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect is an important, much-needed contribution to the literature, which supports and encourages new thinking about issues concerning older people.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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International Perspectives on Elder Abuse
Elder abuse has been increasingly recognised over the past ten years in many countries and progress has been made in both understanding and addressing the issue. This volume provides a much-needed international overview of the topic.
Opening with an examination of what elder abuse is, Amanda Phelan sets it in a theoretical context and looks at assessment and approaches to the issue in residential and community care environments. The book then presents a range of country studies, which provide an overview of the context of elder abuse in the country and a discussion of related policy, legislation, research and practice. Countries covered include Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, China, Australia, Kenya, Israel, Canada and the United States, whilst a regional chapter looks at South America. A concluding chapter draws together cross-cultural comparisons and provides some guidance as to best practice.
The only comprehensive book in this area, International Perspectives on Elder Abuse is an invaluable reference for practitioners, academics and researchers from a range of disciplines, including nursing, social work, sociology, public health and social policy.
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Safeguarding older people from abuse : critical contexts to policy and practice
The abuse of older people in health and social care facilities is increasingly recognized as a serious problem, but most scandals about or inquiries into the abuse of elders fails to address - much less challenge - the social, economic and cultural contexts in which such abuse is allowed to take place. 'Safeguarding Older People from Abuse' provides this much-needed challenge, taking a critical life-course perspective to illustrate the ways in which ageism, lack of resources, target-driven policy and organizational cultures of blame and scapegoating invisibly facilitate elder abuse.
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Elder Care Catastrophe
Portraying people who have lived and worked in long-term nursing home facilities, Elder Care Catastrophe reveals how organizational dynamics and everyday rituals have unintentionally led to resident neglect and abuse. Backed up by research and grounded in sociological theory, this book offers alternative models for lessening the maltreatment of people living in nursing homes. It provides critical information for family members struggling with nursing home issues, nursing home employees, policy-makers, students and researchers concerned with elder care issues.
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Elder Abuse and Its Prevention
Elder Abuse and Its Prevention is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention. Using an ecological framework, this workshop explored the burden of elder abuse around the world, focusing on its impacts on individuals, families, communities, and societies. Additionally, the workshop addressed occurrences and co-occurrences of different types of abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional, and financial, as well as neglect. The ultimate objective was to illuminate promising global and multisectoral evidence-based approaches to the prevention of elder maltreatment. While the workshop covered scope and prevalence and unique characteristics of abuse, the intention was to move beyond what is known about elder abuse to foster discussions about how to improve prevention, intervention, and mitigation of the victims' needs, particularly through collaborative efforts. The workshop discussions included innovative intervention models and opportunities for prevention across sectors and settings.
Violence and related forms of abuse against elders is a global public health and human rights problem with far-reaching consequences, resulting in increased death, disability, and exploitation with collateral effects on well-being. Data suggest that at least 10 percent of elders in the United States are victims of elder maltreatment every year. In low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of violence is the greatest, the figure is likely even higher. In addition, elders experiencing risk factors such as diminishing cognitive function, caregiver dependence, and social isolation are more vulnerable to maltreatment and underreporting. As the world population of adults aged 65 and older continues to grow, the implications of elder maltreatment for health care, social welfare, justice, and financial systems are great. However, despite the magnitude of global elder maltreatment, it has been an underappreciated public health problem. Elder Abuse and Its Prevention discusses the prevalence and characteristics of elder abuse around the world, risk factors for abuse and potential adverse health outcomes, and contextually specific factors, such as culture and the role of the community.
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A global response to elder abuse and neglect : building primary health care capacity to deal with the problem worldwide : main report
Until very recently, elder abuse was a social problem hidden from public view and mostly regarded as a private matter. Evidence is accumulating, however, to indicate that elder abuse, which includes the pervasive issue of neglect, is an important public health and societal problem that manifests itself in both developing and developed countries. From a health and social perspective, unless the primary health care and social services sectors are well equipped to identify and deal with the problem, elder abuse will continue to be underdiagnosed and overlooked.WHO Ageing and Life Course Programme and the Center for Interdisciplinary Gerontology at the University of Geneva, with partners from all continents, conducted this study in order to develop a strategy to prevent elder abuse within the primary health care context.The study consisted of a qualitative research project in eight participating countries focused on testing questions originally devised by researchers in Montreal. These questions were aimed at raising awareness among health professionals of the issue of elder abuse.
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Elder Abuse
Get up-to-date information and research on elder abuse-from international authorities!
Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence is an invaluable collection of the most important presentation papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence. This comprehensive book presents the latest research and detailed information on the difficult issues surrounding elder abuse around the world. International experts use a multidisciplinary approach to provide ideas and insights to help provide researchers, educators, and practitioners with practical strategies for dealing with the numerous facets of this disturbing issue.
Different types of abuse are explored in detail, including physical, financial, and emotional. This comprehensive source is richly referenced, with helpful tables to clearly explain data valuable to all law and health professionals involved in the issues of elder abuse.
Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence discusses:
grandparents raising grandchildren
the elder abuse of custodial grandparents
combating financial abuse of elders by others
a study of elder abuse within diverse cultures
forensic medical examination form for improved documentation and prosecution of elder abuse
elder abuse in faith communities
older women, domestic violence, and elder abuse
elder abuse risk indicators
elder abuse multidisciplinary teams
Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence is essential reading for researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of aging, health, mental health, social services, adult protective services, domestic violence, law, and criminal justice.
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