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Screening for elder abuse in hospitalized older adults with dementia
Leslie D Pisani1, Christine A Walsh
1Villa Caritas Hospital, Covenant Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. lesliepisani@gmail.com
Abstract:
When older adults with dementia are hospitalized for psychiatric treatment, which elder abuse screen to use is questionable. This article reviews screens to identify desirable characteristics. For clinician completion, the Elder Assessment Instrument and the Brief Abuse Screens for the Elderly are recommended. For the older adult, the brief Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test is suitable. The Modified Conflict Tactics Scale, which can be used by both the older adult and the nonprofessional caregiver, has many of the recommended characteristics. Research is necessary in the application of these screens within hospitals to detect elder abuse within this specialized population.
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