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Download full textHwalek, Melanie; And Others – 1984
Investigators and service providers have indicated the need for a tool to identify elderly victims of abuse and neglect. Identifying factors related to the risk of elder abuse/neglect can be useful in planning services and targeting limited resources for preventing future problems. A 93-item Risk Assessment Tool was created and over 100 risk…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Family Relationship, Family Violence, Identification
Sengstock, Mary C.; And Others – 1982
Theorists have suggested that domestic abuse may be a result of psychopathology in the abuser or the result of severe stress. To determine whether the families of aged victims exhibit an inordinate number of stressful situations, 20 elderly abuse victims were interviewed about family relationships and problems, and completed a modified version of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, Etiology, Family Life
Wolf, Rosalie S.; And Others – 1984
Three projects on Elderly Abuse were established in 1980 to demonstrate improved mechanisms for reporting, investigating, treating, and preventing abuse and neglect of the elderly. A common framework for evaluation was created which allowed for comparisons and contrasts among the three projects. The evaluation objectives were: (1) to determine the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elder Abuse, Family Relationship, Human Services
