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Elder financial abuse: an evaluation framework and supporting evidence.

Bryan J Kemp1, Laura A Mosqueda

  • 1Elder Abuse Forensic Center, University of California at Irvine College of Medicine, Irvine, California 90242, USA. bkemp@uci.edu

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
|August 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

A new framework for evaluating elder financial abuse was developed and validated by experts. This reliable tool accurately reflects professionals' experience in investigating financial exploitation cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Criminology
  • Forensic Accounting

Background:

  • Elder financial abuse is a growing concern with significant victim impact.
  • Existing evaluation methods lack standardization and validation.
  • A need exists for a reliable framework to assess elder financial abuse cases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a framework for evaluating alleged elder financial abuse.
  • To ensure the framework is reliable and applicable across different professional disciplines.

Main Methods:

  • An eight-element framework was developed for elder financial abuse evaluation.
  • Experienced professionals (prosecutors, law enforcement, APS workers, guardians, advocates) rated the framework.
  • A 5-point rating scale assessed framework-experience alignment.

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Main Results:

  • The framework achieved a high mean rating of 4.4 out of 5.
  • Approximately 90% of participants found the framework highly relevant to their experience.
  • The framework demonstrated strong reliability with a measure of 0.85.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating elder financial abuse.
  • This framework can aid professionals in consistently assessing financial exploitation cases.
  • Further use of this framework can improve the handling of elder financial abuse investigations.