Unit.E.5.4. Senior Abuse/ Neglect

The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

Heisler, C. J. (2000). Elder Abuse and the Criminal

Justice System: New Awareness, New Responses. Generations, 24(2), 52-58. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3539868&db=aph Note: The last decade has seen a significant change in the awareness of elder abuse as a crime due at least in part to new information on the forms and consequences of elder abuse, profiles of perpetrators, and the relationship to domestic and family violence. In serious cases, only the criminal justice system may be capable of stopping the abuse.

White, S. (2000). Elder abuse: Critical care nurse role in

detection. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly; 23(2), 20-25. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6777999&db=aph Note: This article focuses on the issues and concerns of elder abuse and the role of the nurse in identification and management of the problem. Definition of elder abuse; Types of abuse; Signs of physical abuse; Steps in the nursing process.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words: abuse and senior

 

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Unit.E.5.4. Senior Abuse/ Neglect

The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

Vida, S., Monks, R. C., & Des Rosiers, P. (2002).

Prevalence and correlates of elder abuse and neglect in a geriatric psychiatry service. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 47(5), 459- 467. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6854005&db=aph Investigates the prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in a geriatric psychiatry service. Types of abuse and neglect; Correlates of elder abuse; Implications for the practices of geriatric psychiatry service. INSETS: Table 1 Description of sample; Table 2 Prevalence of elder abuse and neglect; Table 3 Bivariate association of abuse or neglect with nominal; Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression final model.

 

International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

Dyer, C., & Rowe, J. (1999). Elder abuse. Trauma,

1(2), 163-169. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4160753&db=aph Focuses on the prevalence of elder abuse in Great Britain. Accounts on physical, psychological and sexual elder abuse; Correlation between degree of physical disability and subsequent physical abuse; Services provided by accident and emergency departments to abused elders.

 

United States	Recommended Reading(s)

Anetzberger, G. J. (2000). Caregiving: Primary cause

of elder abuse? Generations, 24(2), 46-51. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3539867&db=aph Note: Regarding elder abuse as a by-product of caregiver stress and burden served to justify adult protective services as the primary professional intervention for addressing the problem. Unfortunately, the reality of elder abuse demands that new explanatory and intervention models be developed.

Marshall, C. E., Benton, D., & Brazier, J. M. (2000).

Elder abuse. Geriatrics, 55(2), 42-48. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=2822676&db=aph Describes the common types of elder abuse and provides recommendations for using the tools of the clinical setting to identify abuse. Causes of elder abuse; Key to gathering clues suggestive of abuse; What a physical examination may provide; Intervention issues.

Moon, A. (2000). Perceptions of elder abuse among

various cultural groups: Similarities and differences. Generations, 24(2), 75-81. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3539877&db=aph Note: Variations in research methodology, small sample size and nonprobability sampling methods used in most elder abuse studies limit the ability of researchers to make generalizations based on the available findings. Given these limitations, Moon attempts to examine the similarities and differences in perceptions of elder abuse among several cultural groups that have been studied.

Payne, B. K., Berg, B. L., & James, L. D. F. (2001).

Attitudes about sanctioning elder abuse offenders among police chiefs, nursing home employees, and students. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 45(3), 363-382. Retrieved September 22, 2002 from the Proquest database Note: Payne et al examined the way that four groups perceive the sanctioning of offenses committed against elderly persons: police chiefs, nursing home administrators, nursing home staff, and students enrolled in sociology and criminal justice courses. By conceptualizing the perceptions of abuse among these four groups, steps can be taken toward either preventing or responding to crimes against elderly persons.

Swagerty Jr., D L. (1999). Elder Mistreatment.

American Family Physician, 59(10), 2804- 2808. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=1897619&db=aph Focuses on the issues regarding elder mistreatment. Definitions and classifications of elder mistreatment; Risk factors and prevention; Legal issues on elder mistreatment.

Wolf, R. S. (2000). The nature and scope of elder abuse.

Generations, 24(2), 6-12. Retrieved December 26, 2002, from Academic Search Premier Database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3539244&db=aph Note: The multifaceted nature of elder-abuse cases, which involve physical, psychological, social, legal, ethical, and environmental matters, requires that action take place on the psychological, social and legal levels and that it involve multiple systems. Wolf presents a brief overview of the nature, scope, and consequences of elder abuse

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

  For Database on Elder Abuse link to Forensic References in Forensic Sourcebooks
  
  http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

forensic - senior(elder) abuse/neglect

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

	Resources (Video)

Video -Senior Abuse - Breaking the Silence CA-Flag Canada Information only Queensway Carleton Hospital (1996). [Video]

Breaking the Silence (Senior Abuse) [17 min.] Produced by Queensway Carleton Hospital: Nepean, Ontario.

 

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Unit.E.5.4. Senior Abuse/ Neglect

The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

Australian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

(1999). Retrieved July 21, 2002, from http://www.sa.agedrights,asn.au/prevent/definition.html

 

Canada	Resources (Web)

Barnaiecki, E. (1997). (1997). Protection for Persons in

Care Act. Alberta Government. Edmonton, AB. Retrieved July 21, 2002, from http://www.health,gov.ab.ca/public/documents/protback.htm

Health and Welfare, Canada. (1990). Retrieved from

Health and Welfare, Canada. (1990). Retrieved from Aug 24, 2002, from www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence/html/neglect/english

Office for the Prevention of Family Violence, Alberta

Social Services, 1994. Retrieved July 23, 2002, from http://www.n-w.com/cgi-bin/nweb.

Statistics Canada, National Clearinghouse on Family

Violence: Abuse of older Adults. Retrieved August 24, 2002, from http://www.lib.sfu.ca/kiosk/nsmart/gero.htm

Swanson, S. (2000). Abuse and neglect of older

adults: A discussion paper. Retrieved July 23, 2002, from http://www.hc_sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence/html/elderaben.html.

 

International	Resources (Web)

World Health Organization/OMS, 2001. Retrieved July

21, 2002, from http://www.who.int/hpr/ageing/elderabuse.htm

 

United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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• Note in this website

United States	Resources (Web)

Elder Abuse Law Links

http://www.elderabuselaw.com/links/eabuse.html

Dodson, A. (1999). Law and Public Policy, University

of California, Berkeley, Retrieved from http://ist-socrates,berkley.edu/~aging/Dodson.pdf Note the laws for senior abuse.

Schwartz, M. (2000). Michael Schwartz compendium

of Elder Abuse Law. Retrieved December 22, 2002, from http://www.elderabuselaw.com/links/eabuse.html Note the laws for senior abuse in the US.

 

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

For Database on Elder Abuse Websites link to Forensic Websites in Forensic Sourcebooks
http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

Elder Abuse Websites

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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