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Direct linkÖzmete, Emine; Megahead, Hamido A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: This study aims to adapt "The Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (H-S "East")" (Neale, Hwalek, Scott, Sengstock, & Stahl, 1991) to Turkish and to assess its validity and reliability while determining the factors that affect elder abuse. Method: The sample of the study is composed of 465 elderly women and…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Regression (Statistics)
Peer reviewedReis, Myrna; Nahmiash, Daphne – Gerontologist, 1998
Reports on the validity of the Indicators of Abuse (IOA) Screen, used by social-services-agency practitioners as an abuse screening tool. An abuse-indicator model evolving from the IOA suggests three main types of abuse signals: caregivers' personal problems/issues, caregivers interpersonal problems, and care receivers' social-support shortages…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Elder Abuse, Reliability, Screening Tests
Peer reviewedSchofield, Margot J.; Mishra, Gita D. – Gerontologist, 2003
Examines the reliability and validity of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) for the early identification of elder abuse. Results confirmed the VASS factor structure and construct validity. The Vulnerability and Coercion factors held the strongest face and construct validity for physical and psychological abuse. (Contains 52…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Elder Abuse, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
Download full textNeale, Anne Victoria; And Others – 1990
Elder abuse is recognized as an under-detected and under-reported social problem. Difficulties in detecting elder abuse are compounded by the lack of a standardized, psychometrically valid instrument for case finding. The development of the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST) followed a larger effort to identify indicators and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity, Diagnostic Tests
Hwalek, Melanie A.; Sengstock, Mary C. – 1985
Recently more attention has been focused on elder abuse, with laws enacted requiring reporting of this crime. Since service providers often do not recognize elder abuse, a validated screening tool for elder abuse is needed. A screening tool called the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Protocol has been developed and is currently being…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Financial Problems, High Risk Persons, Identification
Fulmer, Terry; Firpo, Adolfo; Guadagno, Lisa; Easter, Tara M.; Kahan, Fay; Paris, Barbara – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This paper describes one program that has developed a screening procedure for assessing elder mistreatment, with a special focus on elder neglect. The aim is to understand how expert neglect assessment teams process and diagnose complex geriatric cases referred for suspected elder neglect. What are the key themes that must be understood…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Evaluation, Health Conditions, Screening Tests
