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Elder Abuse and Its Prevention - Workshop Summary (Paperback)
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Elder Abuse and Its Prevention is the summary of a workshop
convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on
Global Violence Prevention. Using an ecological framework, this
workshop explored the burden of elder abuse around the world,
focusing on its impacts on individuals, families, communities, and
societies. Additionally, the workshop addressed occurrences and
co-occurrences of different types of abuse, including physical,
sexual, emotional, and financial, as well as neglect. The ultimate
objective was to illuminate promising global and multisectoral
evidence-based approaches to the prevention of elder maltreatment.
While the workshop covered scope and prevalence and unique
characteristics of abuse, the intention was to move beyond what is
known about elder abuse to foster discussions about how to improve
prevention, intervention, and mitigation of the victims' needs,
particularly through collaborative efforts. The workshop
discussions included innovative intervention models and
opportunities for prevention across sectors and settings. Violence
and related forms of abuse against elders is a global public health
and human rights problem with far-reaching consequences, resulting
in increased death, disability, and exploitation with collateral
effects on well-being. Data suggest that at least 10 percent of
elders in the United States are victims of elder maltreatment every
year. In low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of
violence is the greatest, the figure is likely even higher. In
addition, elders experiencing risk factors such as diminishing
cognitive function, caregiver dependence, and social isolation are
more vulnerable to maltreatment and underreporting. As the world
population of adults aged 65 and older continues to grow, the
implications of elder maltreatment for health care, social welfare,
justice, and financial systems are great. However, despite the
magnitude of global elder maltreatment, it has been an
underappreciated public health problem. Elder Abuse and Its
Prevention discusses the prevalence and characteristics of elder
abuse around the world, risk factors for abuse and potential
adverse health outcomes, and contextually specific factors, such as
culture and the role of the community. Table of Contents Front
Matter 1 Introduction 2 Measuring and Conceptualizing Elder Abuse 3
Risk Factors and Health Outcomes 4 Ethical Considerations 5
Screening and Prevention 6 The Way Forward Part II: Papers and
Commentary from Speakers II.1 Understanding Elder Abuse in the
Chinese Community: The Role of Cultural, Social, and Community
Factors--E-Shien Chang and XinQi Dong II.2 Seven Policy Priorities
for an Enhanced Public Health Response to Elder
Abuse--Marie-Therese Connolly and Ariel Trilling II.3 Elder
Neglect: The State of the Science--Terry T. Fulmer and XinQi Dong
II.4 Native Elder Mistreatment--Lori L. Jervis II.5 Elder Financial
Abuse--Ronald Long II.6 Elder Abuse and Its Prevention: Screening
and Detection--Tara McMullen, Kimberly Schwartz, Mark Yaffe, and
Scott Beach II.7 Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Role for
Physicians--James G. O'Brien II.8 Preventing Elder Abuse - Hope
Springs Eternal--Elizabeth Podnieks and Cynthia Thomas II.9 Elder
Abuse Intervention: The Shelter Model and the Long-Term Care
Facility--Daniel A. Reingold, Joy Solomon, and Malya Levin II.10
Elder Abuse in Asia - An Overview--Elsie Yan References Appendixes
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Speaker Biographical
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