Effects of changing criteria on improving interRAI assessment for elder abuse: analysis of a national dataset from Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, one in six older adults in the community will be a victim of abuse (elder abuse; EA). Despite these horrific statistics, EA remains largely undetected and under-reported. Available screening methods and tools fail to accurately identify the phenomenon's true prevalence. We aimed to test assessment capture rates by altering the criteria for suspicion of EA in the interRAI-HC (International Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care) in a large national dataset.

Design

We employed secondary analyses of existing data to test a methodology to improve the detection of older adults at risk of EA using the interRAI-HC, which currently underestimates the extent of abuse.

Setting

The interRAI is a suite of clinical assessment instruments. In Aotearoa New Zea

SUBMITTER: Turner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227781 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature