应急部门和医院为老年人虐待做出回应的计划:就一个时机已到的想法达成共识
Elizabeth M Bloemen1, Alyssa Elman2, Sarah Tietz1
1Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Journal of elder abuse & neglect
|July 25, 2024
概括
老年人虐待是一个严重的,未被充分认识到的问题. 本文介绍了急诊室和医院的跨学科团队,旨在识别和帮助遭受虐待的老年人.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
背景情况:
- 老年人虐待很普遍,在医疗机构中经常被忽视.
- 紧急部门和医院是识别有风险的老年人的关键点.
- 目前对老年人虐待的识别和干预策略是不够的.
研究的目的:
- 描述两个跨学科的老年人虐待响应小组的结构和功能.
- 突出针对老年人虐待的医院和急诊室干预措施的潜力.
- 推出一个专题号,重点是改善老年虐待的识别和护理.
主要方法:
- 描述两个已建立的跨学科团队处理老年人虐待.
- 对急诊室和医院干预的操作模型的审查.
- 综合研究结果,在专门的专题期刊中发表.
主要成果:
- 跨学科团队提供了一个可行的模式来解决急性护理环境中的老年人虐待问题.
- 在急诊室和医院的临床接触提供了干预的机会.
- 描述的团队展示了一个实用的方法来识别和支持被虐待的长老.
结论:
- 基于医院和急诊室的跨学科团队对于打击老年人虐待至关重要.
- 需要加强识别和响应系统,以保护脆弱的老年人.
- 这项工作为进一步研究和实施有效的老年虐待干预措施奠定了基础.
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