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Responding to Elder Abuse in GERiAtric Care: Educational Intervention

NCT05065281 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 554

Last updated 2024-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The prevalence of elder abuse has been reported between 10-15% in international studies. Elder abuse may include both physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse as well as neglect and it occurs at the hand of both professionals and family members, including adult children and intimate partners. Elder abuse has been associated with psychological ill-health, disability, increased hospitalization, emergency department use and admission to nursing facilities. Elder abuse is however often unknown to health care providers. Older adults are hesitant to disclose abuse and health care providers are often reluctant to ask questions.

In this study an interactive educational model for health care professionals about elder abuse will be tested. The model consist of theoretical lectures, brief films showing patient encounters, group discussions and forum play, a form of participatory theater. Both group discussions and forum play will be using case scenarios as a cornerstone.

The validated questionnaire REAGERA-P will be used for self-reported measures

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Education

Training for health care professionals on how to identify and manage cases of elder abuse among their patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Linkoeping University

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Region Jönköping County

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Linnaeus University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kamprad Family Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Medical Research Council of Southeast Sweden

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Region Östergötland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Johanna Simmons, MD, PhD · Region Östergötland

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-16
Primary Completion
2024-11-18
Completion
2024-11-18

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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