The Effectiveness of Educational Programs to Improve Recognition and Reporting of Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Elder Abuse Negl 2011 Jul;23(3):213-33
Date
07/01/2011Pubmed ID
27119527Pubmed Central ID
PMC4852385DOI
10.1080/08946566.2011.584046Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79960537406 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 50 CitationsAbstract
Health professionals often lack adequate protocols or knowledge to detect, manage, and prevent elder maltreatment. This systematic review describes and evaluates existing literature on the effectiveness of educational interventions to improve health professionals' recognition and reporting of elder abuse and neglect. Fourteen articles described 22 programs ranging from brief didactics to experiential learning and targeted a variety of health and social service audiences. Most evaluations were limited to satisfaction measures. These programs may result in increased awareness, collaboration, and improved case finding. However, using the published literature to guide new program planning is constrained by lack of details and limited evaluations.
Author List
Alt KL, Nguyen AL, Meurer LNAuthor
Linda N. Meurer MD, MPH Professor in the Family Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedElder Abuse
Health Personnel
Humans
Program Development
