A Screening Instrument for Identifying Elderly at Risk of Abuse and Neglect / Melanie A. Hwalek and Mary C. Sengstock.

Recently more attention has been focused on elder abuse, with laws enacted requiring reporting of this crime. Since service providers often do not recognize elder abuse, a validated screening tool for elder abuse is needed. A screening tool called the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Protocol...

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Main Authors: Hwalek, Melanie A.
Sengstock, Mary C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:
Elder Abuse.
Financial Problems.
High Risk Persons.
Identification.
Marital Instability.
Older Adults.
Psychological Characteristics.
Risk.
Screening Tests.
Stress Variables.
Test Validity.
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Physical Description:18 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Recently more attention has been focused on elder abuse, with laws enacted requiring reporting of this crime. Since service providers often do not recognize elder abuse, a validated screening tool for elder abuse is needed. A screening tool called the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Protocol has been developed and is currently being validated. The screening tool contains 16 indicators which include the following: (1) the elderly person's feelings of fear, unwantedness, or depression; (2) the caretaker's alcohol abuse, financial dependence on the elderly person, lying, stressed condition, or misunderstanding of the elderly person's condition; (3) the elderly person has been threatened, hurt or his personal needs not met; (4) marital stress in the family; and (5) financial stress in the family. Content validity, criterion related validity, and construct validity are examined and a reliability study is planned. This tool has advantages over other tools because it examines psychological and behavioral indicators rather than just demographic indicators. A need for further validation by the research community is noted. (The Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Protocol is included.) (ABL)
Note:Sponsoring Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.
Contract Number: 90-AR-0040/2.
ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society (38th, New Orleans, LA, November 22-26, 1985).
Microform.
Call Number:ED264490 Microfiche
Audience:
Practitioners. ericd
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