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Sam Meert1, Liesbeth De Donder1
1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Elsene, Belgium.
Abstract:
The present study focuses on elder abuse in the home care setting. The aim of this study was to explore home care nurses' definition, general perspectives and experiences of elder abuse, and the barriers they experience to avoid elder abuse. Individual qualitative interviews were held with Flemish home care nurses (N = 17), employed by a Dutch home nursing organization. Data analysis was performed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results showed that (1) participants' understanding of elder abuse was based on intuition and daily practice. (2) Participants highlighted several institutional barriers to avoid elder abuse. (3) The participating home care organizations did not have a standard protocol to report or handle elder abuse. Institutional structures, procedures and decisions should be critically reviewed as to how they lead to staff abusing older adults.
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