Program development using intervention mapping in primary healthcare settings to address elder abuse: A randomized controlled pilot study

Background Abuse of elderly women is great concern and yet relatively little known about interventions. Objectives The aim this study was to develop test a culturally informed treatment, based on Intervention Mapping (IM), for primary healthcare settings. intervention targets family members seeks reduce elder abuse. Methods N = 80 were randomized or control. Elderly completed assessment prior randomization. Elder abuse measured by self-reported frequency neglect, physical, psychological, financial in the last 2 months across 16 items. included 4 sessions, each under 1 hr. At 2-month follow-up, an assessment. Linear mixed modeling used analyses. Results Significant reduction psychological neglect found comparison control, with trend effects (F 127.12, p < .005; F 95.4; 16.53, .07, respectively). Physical infrequent. Conclusion This tailored reduced Given its basis IM, it well-positioned roll-out testing larger trial adoption, implementation, sustainability practice