Profiles in neglect of older adult care workers in a long-term care facility: a latent profile analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neglect is a common form of abuse, and long-term care facilities record higher incidences of this abuse. Given that older adult care workers are the main workforce in these facilities, their neglectful behavior requires public health attention. Internal individual characteristics can lead to older adult abuse, and managing workers who abuse older adults may require various methods. This study aimed to identify the profiles of neglect among older adult care workers in long-term care facilities and explore the influencing factors of neglect.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of older adult care workers from 15 long-term care facilities in Shandong Province (N = 421) completed a questionnaire on the characteristics associated with neg

SUBMITTER: Yan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10999726 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature