TY - JOUR
T1 - Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention
T2 - A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement
AU - The GEAR Network
AU - Kayser, Jay
AU - Morrow-Howell, Nancy
AU - Rosen, Tony E.
AU - Skees, Stephanie
AU - Doering, Michelle
AU - Clark, Sunday
AU - Hurka-Richardson, Karen
AU - Bin Shams, Rayad
AU - Ringer, Thom
AU - Hwang, Ula
AU - Platts-Mills, Timothy F.
AU - Afezolli, Debora
AU - Biese, Kevin
AU - Binkley, Christine
AU - Bristol, Alycia
AU - Brody, Abraham
AU - Carpenter, Christopher
AU - Castillo, Edward
AU - Dresden, Scott
AU - Forrester, Savannah
AU - Garrido, Melissa
AU - Gettel, Cameron
AU - Goldberg, Elizabeth
AU - Greenberg, Allyson
AU - Hammouda, Nada
AU - Han, Jin
AU - Hastings, S. Nicole
AU - Hogan, Teresita
AU - Hoy, Libby
AU - Hung, William
AU - Kennedy, Maura
AU - Killeen, James
AU - Ko, Kelly
AU - Lesser, Adriane
AU - Lindquist, Lee
AU - Linton, Elizabeth
AU - Liu, Shan
AU - Malsch, Aaron
AU - Morano, Carmen
AU - Nassisi, Denise
AU - Nerbonne, Lori
AU - Nyamu, Sylviah
AU - Ohuabunwa, Ugochi
AU - Ragsdale, Luna
AU - Rosenberg, Mark
AU - Richardson, Lynne
AU - Shah, Manish
AU - Souffront, Kimberly
AU - Stabler, Laura
AU - Suyama, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network (1) conducted a scoping review of the current literature on the identification of and interventions to address elder abuse among patients receiving care in emergency departments and (2) used this review to prioritize research questions for knowledge development. Two questions guided the scoping review: What is the effect of universal emergency department screening compared to targeted screening or usual practice on cases of elder abuse identified, safety outcomes, and health care utilization?; and What is the safety, health, legal, and psychosocial impact of emergency department-based interventions vs. usual care for patients experiencing elder abuse? We searched five article databases. Additional material was located through reference lists of identified publications, PsychInfo, and Google Scholar. The results were discussed in a consensus conference; and stakeholders voted to prioritize research questions. No studies were identified that directly addressed the first question regarding assessment strategies, but four instruments used for elder abuse screening in the emergency department were identified. For the second question, we located six articles on interventions for elder abuse in the emergency department; however, none directly addressed the question of comparative effectiveness. Based on these findings, GEAR participants identified five questions as priorities for future research–two related to screening, two related to intervention, and one encompassed both. In sum, research to identify best practices for elder abuse assessment and intervention in emergency departments is still needed. Although there are practical and ethical challenges, rigorous experimental studies are needed.
AB - The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network (1) conducted a scoping review of the current literature on the identification of and interventions to address elder abuse among patients receiving care in emergency departments and (2) used this review to prioritize research questions for knowledge development. Two questions guided the scoping review: What is the effect of universal emergency department screening compared to targeted screening or usual practice on cases of elder abuse identified, safety outcomes, and health care utilization?; and What is the safety, health, legal, and psychosocial impact of emergency department-based interventions vs. usual care for patients experiencing elder abuse? We searched five article databases. Additional material was located through reference lists of identified publications, PsychInfo, and Google Scholar. The results were discussed in a consensus conference; and stakeholders voted to prioritize research questions. No studies were identified that directly addressed the first question regarding assessment strategies, but four instruments used for elder abuse screening in the emergency department were identified. For the second question, we located six articles on interventions for elder abuse in the emergency department; however, none directly addressed the question of comparative effectiveness. Based on these findings, GEAR participants identified five questions as priorities for future research–two related to screening, two related to intervention, and one encompassed both. In sum, research to identify best practices for elder abuse assessment and intervention in emergency departments is still needed. Although there are practical and ethical challenges, rigorous experimental studies are needed.
KW - Emergency department
KW - elder abuse
KW - intervention
KW - review
KW - screening
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U2 - 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313
DO - 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313
M3 - Article
C2 - 33797344
AN - SCOPUS:85103675573
SN - 0894-6566
VL - 33
SP - 123
EP - 144
JO - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
JF - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
IS - 2
ER -