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Hearing the despair: the reality of elder abuse; a summary of the evaluation of the Elder Abuse Response Line project
- Author:
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 5p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people's understandings of verbal abuse
- Authors:
- NANDLAL Joan M., WOOD Linda A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 9(1), 1997, pp.17-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A social constructionist, discourse analytic approach was used to analyse interviews with eight older people about the meaning of the term abuse and their experiences with abuse. The findings were: participants' definitions of abuse are complex and differ in some important ways from those found in the literature; abuse almost invariably involves verbal abuse; language is often judged to be abusive because of the actions it accomplishes rather than because of its literal or referential meanings; and to be abusive, speech must meet four criteria: an accountable speaker, unwarranted assumptions about relationships, unwarranted violation of rights, and a recipient who is harmed. Results are discussed in light of current trends in elder abuse research.
New protection for old
- Author:
- CARLISLE Daloni
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.1.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
As the UKCC prepares to set down firm guidance on preventing abuse of older people, the author looks at its incidence and considers procedures for stamping it out.
Setting the stage: the advocates' struggle to address gross neglect in Philadelphia nursing homes
- Author:
- HIRSCHEL Alison E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 8(3), 1997, pp.5-20.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Advocates for nursing home residents in Philadelphia, USA, began discovering gross neglect in facilities owned or managed by the largest nursing home operating in the area in 1989. This article describes two of the cases and how the Corporation's policies promoted consistently substandard care. Discusses the advocates' frustrating efforts to ensure the appropriate regulatory agencies addressed the on-going neglect in these facilities and their eventual decision, on behalf of their clients, to turn to the criminal justice system for assistance.
Risk factors for reported elder abuse and neglect: a nine-year observational cohort study
- Authors:
- LACHS Mark S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 37(4), August 1997, pp.469-474.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Determines longitudinal risk factors for elder abuse and neglect, an established cohort of community-dwelling older adults was linked with elderly protective service records over a 9-year follow-up period. In pooled logistic regression, age, race, poverty, functional disability, and cognitive impairment were identified as risk factors for reported elder mistreatment. Additionally, the onset of new cognitive impairment was also associated with elder abuse and neglect. Concludes that because the mechanism of elder mistreatment case-finding used in this study was a social welfare system, the influence of race and poverty as risk factors is likely to be overestimated due to reporting bias.
Husbands and wives
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.7.97, 1997, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A frail elderly woman at risk of abuse does not want to move into a nursing home despite fears for her safety. Talks to a social worker who succeeded in gaining her client's trust.
Elder abuse in people with dementia in Northern Ireland: prevalence and predictors in cases referred to a psychiatry of old age service
- Authors:
- COMPTON S.A., FLANAGAN P., GREGG W.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), June 1997, pp.632-635.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses the findings of research which looks at the prevalence of elder abuse in community-dwelling patients with dementia and tests the hypothesis that there is no difference in carer and patient characteristics between the abused and non-abused population. Results found that a poor premorbid relationship, verbal or physical abuse by the dependant, problem behaviours in the dependant, the carer's level of anxiety and a perception of not receiving help were significantly associated with abuse. Alcohol consumption of the carer, physical dependence, severity of cognitive impairment or financial or social circumstances were not associated with elder abuse. Concludes that elder abuse is associated with aspects of the patient/carer relationship and should be regarded as a significant problem in patients with dementia referred to an old age service.
Twilight zones
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.5.97, 1997, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how sedative and potentially hazardous drugs are being given to elderly care home residents, often to keep them quiet. Describes how a report calls for a review of guidelines for drug administration in care homes.
Lost horizon
- Author:
- SEYMOUR Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.3.97, 1997, p.43.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Abuse of older people does not always stem from deliberate harm or neglect. It can also happen when professionals get their priorities wrong. The author looks at some typical cases.
Responding to elder abuse: a guide for careworkers
- Author:
- MULLAN Catherine
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 20p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short, practical guide for care workers, particularly those undertaking S/NVQs in Direct Care levels 2/3.