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preventing_elder_abuse_in_care_facilities.pptxPreventing Elder Abuse in Care Facilities
By Jimi Mosely
PSY 635
Dr. Murphy
Introduction: Explain Elder Abuse
Any behavior or action within a relationship of trust that harms an older person. Abuse may include:
Psychological abuse - Unusual behavior
Financial abuse - Money disappearing and unaccounted for
Physical Abuse -Pressure marks
Sexual Abuse - Bruises around the genital area
Social abuse and neglect-Withdrawal & Dirty clothes
Signs of Elder Abuse in A Care Facility
Bed sores (pressure sores)
Malnutrition
Dehydration
Poor hygiene
Research Questions
Are there differences in the types of abuse found in domestic and intuitional settings?
Is there a difference in the rate of abuse in urban, suburban, and rural areas?
DESIGN CHOICES
There are three branches of methodology
Quantitative (Numeric data)
Qualitative (Observational or interview data)
Mixed Method (Using both types of data
IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC AND RESEARCH QUESTION
No-one, regardless of age, should exploited or subjected to harm or abuse by another.
It is against the law
It is important to speak up about suspected abuse
Trained experts will examine the situation carefully and take action to protrct the elder adult.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Objective: This is a reach study being performed to measure the abuse of the elders. This abuse nay be physical, sexual, financial, psychological, or social.
Method: Elders were intervied and observed. A validity of studies were graded by researchers using a checklist of interviewed elders.
Results: In the general population 6% of older people reported some type of abuse in their care center. 5.6% reported psychological abuse and another 5% reported physical abuse
Conclusion: One in four elders are at risk of abuse and only a small part of this abuse is being reported. Elders and family members should be asked about abuse more often.
ETHICAL ISSUES
Nurses have a duty to report and to protect vulnerable populations including older adults
Failing to report abuse
Not informing an elder of your research
Not protecting the elder during research
Victims rights
POTENTIAL METHODS
Increase the Public Awareness
Stay in touch with your loved ones
Hire a caregiver with excellent references and clean background
Check the financial and legal matters
Look for signs of abuse
SUMMARY
The problems of maltreatment and elder abuse have generated hundreds of separate interventions in different social services, health services, and law enforcement settings. Studying care facilitiy abuse will produce data that will include the number of violence related injuries and deaths inside a care facility. Elder abuse can have a devastating impact on the elders, their families, and the community. It is important to know the signs to help prevent elder abuse
CONCLUSION
Elder abuse is becoming an increasing problem in care facilities. It is considered to be a violation on older adults’ rights to be safe and free from violence. This includes psychological, sexual, neglect, financial, as well as physical abuse. Usually elder abuse is harm done to an older person by someone in a special relationship to the elderly person.
REFERENCES
References
Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York (M.S.L.), and the Department of Human
Development, Cornell University, Ithaca (K.A.P.) — both in New York.
Gerontologist (1988) 28 (1): 51-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/28.1.51 Published: 01
February 1988
Mark S. Lachs, M.D., M.P.H., and Karl A. Pillemer, Ph.D.
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:1947-1956 November 12, 2015 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1404688
