Due to age-related factors and illnesses, older adults may become vulnerable to elder investment fraud and financial exploitation (EIFFE). The authors describe the development and preliminary evaluation of an educational program to raise awareness and assist clinicians in identifying older adults at risk. Participants (n = 127) gave high ratings…

Purpose: This study was designed to improve the measurement of financial exploitation (FE) by testing psychometric properties of the older adult financial exploitation measure (OAFEM), a client self-report instrument. Design and Methods: Rasch item response theory and traditional validation approaches were used. Questionnaires were administered by…

Financial abuse is already one of the most prevalent areas of elder abuse. The effects of financial abuse can be as severe as physical abuse and, in this context, the infrequently used term "economic violence" conveys a more vivid sense of the devastating impact. The elder financial abuse project initiated by the National Institute of…