PURPOSE To identify risk factors for the investigation of elder abuse, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, and abandonment in a population-based observational cohort of community living elders. STUDY POPULATION Population-based sample of 2,812 community-living men and women in New Haven, Connecticut who were over age 65 in 1982. METHODS Matching process whereby cohort members who were inve...

objectives: this descriptive study was conducted to determine the communicative abstract problem between elders with alzheimer disease and there caregivers. methods & materials: 100 main caregivers were selected by census. data was obtained by a questionnaire with a good validity and reliability. its reliability was measured by internal consistency (de=0.96) and test-retest (d=0.96) methods. da...

objectives: the purpose of this methodological study was to design and determine the psychometric properties of a new and specific questionnaire for assessing domestic elder abuse in the context of iranian culture. methods & materials: this study was conducted in three phases. in the first phase, phenomenology was applied to explore the meaning of domestic elder abuse phenomenon. in the second ...

This study is based on interview research with over a hundred creative elders. Their spirituality is explored through their life experiences as re-interpreted in later years. Spirituality is often expressed in non-religious language. They speak of inner empowerments: cultivating self-esteem, harvesting memories, transformative turning points, life-long learning, themes of humor and gratitude, a...

AIM This study aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between cognitive function and elder abuse. METHODS The Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) is a population-based study conducted in a geographically defined community (n = 8,932). We identified 238 CHAP participants who had elder abuse reported to a social services agency. Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Menta...

BACKGROUND No previous studies have considered elder abuse in Eastern Europe. We aimed to determine the proportion of home care workers and older people receiving care in a Romanian home care service who correctly identified elder abuse in a vignette, and who had detected elder abuse at work. METHODS In 2009, care workers and clients of a non-government home care organization serving four are...

OBJECTIVES To develop a valid and reliable framework for evaluating cases of alleged elder financial abuse. DESIGN Experienced experts in elder financial abuse rated a framework with eight elements. SETTING Professionals attending an advanced training course on elder abuse. PARTICIPANTS Deputy district attorneys (n=44), senior law enforcement detectives (n=59), Adult Protective Service wo...

There is a scarcity of theoretical frameworks capable of describing precursors and dynamics associated with elder abuse and neglect in Latino families. The present manuscript seeks to address this gap in the literature by presenting an integrative theoretical framework that fosters an ecological and cultural understanding of elder abuse and neglect among Latinos. The proposed model rests on the...

Edited by Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD, RN Elder abuse is a problem that occurs across all settings and is encountered by all health care providers and others not in the health care field. Elder abuse is “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person” (World H...

The response of cyanide metabolism rates of two woody plants to changes in temperature is investigated. Detached leaves (1.0 g fresh weight) from weeping willow (Salix babylonica L.) and Chinese elder (Sambucus chinensis Lindl.) were kept in glass vessels with 100ml of aqueous solution spiked with potassium cyanide for a maximum of 28 h. Ten different temperatures were used ranging from 11 degr...