A 7-year trend analysis of the types, characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of elder abuse in community settings

Brijnath, Bianca; Gartoulla, Pragya; Joosten, Melanie; Feldman, Peter; Temple, Jeromey; Dow, Briony

doi:10.1080/08946566.2021.1954574

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“…Regarding the abuse types reported, and consistent with previous research (Bennett et al, 2000;Brijnath et al, 2021;Weissberger et al, 2020;Yon et al, 2017), financial and psychological abuse were the most common. Although studies differ in whether financial-as in the present study-or psychological abuse is most common, these two types are understood to be the most prevalent (Yon et al, 2017).…”

Section: Abuse Characteristics and Locationsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…This procedure is consistent with a recent study in the United States focused on helpline enquiries (Weissberger et al, 2020). The age cut-off was 60, in accordance with the WHO (2021) and previous research (Brijnath et al, 2021;Weissberger et al, 2020;Yon et al, 2017). a. Self-neglect was not considered as part of the definition, given that it lacks an interpersonal component and is not usually considered under EA in the UK (McDermott, 2010).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Rates of poly-victimization were high, with co-occurrence of multiple abuse types identified in 40% of cases, and consistent with research by Bennett et al (2000) and Brijnath et al (2021). In line with Brijnath et al (2021), Weissberger et al (2020), andWilliams et al (2020), the abuse most likely to co-occur was physical, followed closely by psychological. The most common combination of two abuse types was financial and psychological, followed by psychological and neglect, and psychological and physical, consistent with Brijnath et al's (2021) research.…”

Section: Abuse Characteristics and Locationsupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Callers were often third parties, particularly relatives, and they detailed abuse happening at the victim’s home, primarily of psychological nature, but also frequently financial or physical, and perpetrated by a relative (Bennett et al, 2000). Victims were often female, with a more equal gender divide for perpetrators, although male perpetrators were slightly more common, consistent with recent research in Australia (Brijnath et al, 2021). Information about the characteristics of victims and perpetrators (e.g., vulnerability and risk factors), as well as further details of the abuse, and how often specific abuse types (e.g., financial and neglect) co-occurred was not reported.…”

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Characterizing Elder Abuse in the UK: A Description of Cases Reported to a National Helpline

2022

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The abuse of older adults by someone in a position of trust—also known as elder abuse (EA)—has a severe impact on victims and society. However, knowledge about EA in the UK is limited in comparison to other types of interpersonal violence and international knowledge. The present study utilized secondary data from a UK national EA helpline to investigate the characteristics of reported cases. Over a one-year period between 2017 and 2018, 1,623 records met inclusion criteria. Descriptive statistics are provided to describe this sample. Most cases reported to the helpline pertained to female victims, suffering from financial or psychological abuse. Co-occurrence of different abuse types was common. Findings provide updated knowledge about the phenomenology of EA cases in the UK. Recommendations are provided for advancing research in this area, including the need for examining cases across longer periods of time with a view to informing practice and policy.

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 82%

Section: Abuse Characteristics and Locationsupporting

confidence: 80%

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Characterizing Elder Abuse in the UK: A Description of Cases Reported to a National Helpline

2022

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Chapter 9: The Face of Elder Abuse in Australia

Mackell,

Maylea,

David

et al. 2023

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The impact of elder abuse training on subacute health providers and older adults: study protocol for a randomized control trial

Cavuoto,

Markusevska,

Stevens

et al. 2024

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Background Elder abuse often goes unreported and undetected. Older people may be ashamed, fearful, or otherwise reticent to disclose abuse, and many health providers are not confident in asking about it. In the No More Shame study, we will evaluate a co-designed, multi-component intervention that aims to improve health providers’ recognition, response, and referral of elder abuse. Methods This is a single-blinded, pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial. Ten subacute hospital sites (i.e. clusters) across Australia will be allocated 1:1, stratified by state to a multi-component intervention comprising a training programme for health providers, implementation of a screening tool and use of site champions, or no additional training or support. Outcomes will be collected at baseline, 4 and 9 months. Our co-primary outcomes are change in health providers’ knowledge of responding to elder abuse and older people’s sense of safety and quality of life. We will include all inpatients at participating sites, aged 65 + (or aged 50 + if Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander), who are able to provide informed consent and all unit staff who provide direct care to older people; a sample size of at least 92 health providers and 612 older people will provide sufficient power for primary analyses. Discussion This will be one of the first trials in the world to evaluate a multi-component elder abuse intervention. If successful, it will provide the most robust evidence base to date for health providers to draw on to create a safe environment for reporting, response, and referral. Trial registration ANZCTR, ACTRN12623000676617p. Registered 22 June 2023.

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A 7-year trend analysis of the types, characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of elder abuse in community settings

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Characterizing Elder Abuse in the UK: A Description of Cases Reported to a National Helpline

Characterizing Elder Abuse in the UK: A Description of Cases Reported to a National Helpline

Chapter 9: The Face of Elder Abuse in Australia

The impact of elder abuse training on subacute health providers and older adults: study protocol for a randomized control trial

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