Ability of Older Adults to Report Elder Abuse: An Emergency Department-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To characterize assessments of a patient's ability to report elder abuse within the context of an emergency department (ED)-based screen for elder abuse. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study in which participants were screened for elder abuse and neglect. SETTING:Academic ED in the United States. PARTICIPANTS:Patients, aged 65 years and older, presenting to an ED for acute care were assessed by trained research assistants or nurses. MEASUREMENTS:All patients completed the four-item Abbreviated Mental Test 4 (AMT4), then completed a safety interview (using the Emergency Department Senior Abuse Identification tool) designed to detect multiple domains of elder abuse and received a physical examination. Based on the cognitive assessment and safety interview, assessors ranked their confidenc

SUBMITTER: Richmond NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110415 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature