Caring for Native American Elders: Phase III

虐待老年人是美洲原住民社区之间的一个隐藏的差距，它是其他更明显的差距的联系。这个应用程序来自一个高平原国家和两所大学的成员以社区为基础的伙伴关系：爱荷华州和蒙大拿州大学。该项目的基础数据来自种子基金的A和B阶段。 这个R2I项目的目的是评估实施干预措施的可行性和适当性，即为高平原国家面临虐待风险的老年人举办家庭护理会议。 该项目的具体目标是： 1.实施和评价社区教育虐待老年人倡议 2.确定征聘和培训土著自然帮手作为家庭会议主持人的可行性 3.在随后的重大实施之前，实施并评估小规模的FCC计划 将收集与三个目标中的每一个目标有关的过程和成果数据。数据来源将包括访谈（个人和小组）、观察（直接和参与性）、结构化工具和文件。将进行标准定性和定量数据分析。 该项目的目标之一是为虚弱的老年人开发模型，这些模型可能会被美国其他部落社区所采用。

Elder abuse is a hidden disparity among Native American communities and it serves as a nexus for other more obvious disparities. This application emerges from a community-based partnership of members of a High Plains nation and two universities: the University of Iowa and Montana State. Foundational data for this project were derived in Phase A and B of a seed grant. The purpose of this R2I project is to assess the feasibility and suitability of implementing an intervention, the Family Care Conference (FCC) for elders of a High Plains nation at risk for maltreatment. The specific aims of this project are to: 1. Implement and evaluate a Community Education Elder Abuse initiative 2. Determine the feasibly of recruiting and training indigenous natural helpers as family conference facilitators 3. Implement and evaluate a small scale FCC initiative prior to subsequent major implementation Process and outcome data will be collected related to each of the three aims. Data sources will include interviews (individual and group), observations (direct and participatory), structured instruments, and documents. Standard qualitative and quantitative data analyses will be performed. A goal of this project is to develop models for frail elders that may be adapted by other tribal communities across the US.