Elder Abuse Characteristics Based on Calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Line
Elder Abuse Characteristics Based on Calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Line
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DOI：
10.1177/0733464819865685
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发表时间：
2019-07-31
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3
通讯作者：
Han, S. Duke
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作者：
Weissberger, Gali H.;Goodman, Morgan C.;Han, S. Duke
确定虐待老年人的类型和确定肇事者的特征至关重要。这项研究调查了向国家虐待老年人中心(NCEA)资源线报告的虐待老年人的类型。关于是否报告了虐待行为、指控的虐待类型、是否发生了多个虐待亚类以及谁犯下了指控的虐待行为，对电话进行了编码。在1,939个来电中，818个(42.2%)涉嫌滥用职权，其中财务滥用是最常见的举报(449个来电，54.9%)。多个虐待类型(188个，23.0%)和多个施虐者(149个，18.2%)。躯体虐待最有可能与其他虐待类型并存(61/93个电话，65.6%)。家庭成员是最常见的肇事者(309个电话，46.8%)。这项研究从一个独特的前线数据来源--NCEA资源线--报告了虐待老年人的特征。调查结果表明，为虐待老年人和亲人提供支持资源非常重要。
Characterizing the types of elder abuse and identifying the characteristics of perpetrators are critically important. This study examined the types of elder abuse reported to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) resource line. Calls were coded with regard to whether abuse was reported, types of abuse alleged, whether multiple abuse subtypes occurred, and who perpetrated the alleged abuse. Of the 1,939 calls, 818 (42.2%) alleged abuse, with financial abuse being the most commonly reported (449 calls, 54.9%). A subset of calls identified multiple abuse types (188, 23.0%) and multiple abusers (149, 18.2%). Physical abuse was most likely to co-occur with another abuse type (61/93 calls, 65.6%). Family members were the most commonly identified perpetrators (309 calls, 46.8%). This study reports the characteristics of elder abuse from a unique source of frontline data, the NCEA resource line. Findings point to the importance of supportive resources for elder abuse victims and loved ones.