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ELDER ABUSE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Author Name Walden University RSCH 8110/7110/6110: Research Theory, Design, and Methods Instructor Name Due Date

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Elder Abuse Annotated Bibliography Introduction Elder abuse refers to an older adult's mistreatment by someone who may include a health care provider or even a family member. It is a crime that may occur in various forms, including emotional, financial, psychological, sexual, or physical abuse. Elder abuse has been an increasing vice in our society where the young generation feels as if the elderly people are a burden to them, which leads to mistreatment. The vice of elder abuse has also increased in our nursing homes throughout the United States, which has led to a nationwide concern on the need of the nursing homes if they mistreat the elderly rather than taking care of them as they are supposed to. Therefore more research is needed to offer insights and solutions to elderly abuse incidences. Hence in my annotated bibliography, I have chosen the articles to provide insight on elder abuse, impact on victims and family members, cultural influences, areas that have studied, and the importance of education and training to decrease elder abuse and neglect. Annotated Bibliography Breckman, R., Burnes, D., Ross, S., Marshall, P. C., Suitor, J. J., Lachs, M. S., & Pillemer, K. (2018 July 13). When helping hurts: nonabusing family, friends, and neighbors in the lives of elder mistreatment victims. Gerontologist, 58(4) 719-723. Retrieved from, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28204580 Although the incidences of elder abuse are increasing day by day, it is essential to understand the tribulations that the family's victim and support system endure through the ordeal. This article focuses on a non-abusing support system(s), their knowledge and expertise in taking care of the elderly, and the help they offered or did not offer. This study is necessary as it offers

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subjective information that helps determine an appropriate intervention to decrease elder abuse. The research participants involved a random sampling of 1000 candidates. The study method included a phone survey on the participants where the findings revealed that the people who offered help to the elderly showed higher levels of distress compared to those who did not provide help to the elderly. One limitation of this study was that four of the survey questions were restricted, which required the participant to make a selection based on prevalence rather than how they understood it. The information gathered in the study focused on lifetime incidences of elder abuse rather than focus on the annual prevalence of the vice (Breckman, Burnes, Ross, Marshall, Suitor, Lachs, & Pillemer, 2018). The study was also not fully detailed as it did not explore the type of abuse and how it affected the person concerned. Hence, the study is significant as it explores how abuse and lack of abuse to an elderly person affect the support system or the person concerned. It also shows us that although the abused is the primary victim, the concerned people and support system are also significantly affected by the vice. Hence according to this study, there is a need for further research to understand the various roles and needs of the concerned people and support systems while also offering us a chance to conduct more research on the impact of distress on the concerned persons.

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Drageset J, Dysvik E, Espehaug B, Natvig G. K., Furnes B. (2015) Suffering and mental health among older people living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study. PeerJ 3:e1120 https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.7717/peerj.1120 This article involves a mixed-method analysis of the care given to elderly people who suffer from mental health issues in nursing homes. It involved qualitative interviews where information was collected from eighteen elderly nursing home patients who reported experiencing some form of pain. The results from the interviews carried out revealed that the suffering was attributed to the painful experiences they had previously experienced before. A quantitative analysis was also carried out from the eighteen nursing home patients. The data revealed that the integration and attachment to this pain could be linked to the elderly person's current state of mind. One major limitation of the study is that it involved a small sample size of only eighteen participants. The study was also carried out in New Hampshire, hence the study cannot be considered a representation of the whole country. The study necessitates the research to try and determine whether elder abuse can lead to mental health issues. It also offers an opportunity to determine whether mental health issues increase an elderly person's risk of been abused. It also gives us insight into whether elderly patients are abused more often but are not taken seriously when they report abuse issues.

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Bern-Klug, M., & Sabri, B. (2012). Nursing home social services directors and elder abuse staff training. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55(1), 5–20. Retrieved from, DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.626016 This article analyzes the involvement of social service employees who are tasked with their staff's training and education on the issues of resident's rights and elder abuse in long-term care facilities. In the study, descriptive, cross-sectional data was obtained from 1071 different nursing homes where a social service worker was employed. It involved using surveys mailed asking the social workers questions, which helped in the deduction of quantitative data. The first question asked the extent of the social service department's involvement in training its employees on resident rights and elder abuse. The second question pertained to whether the social service director provided face-to-face new employee training on elder abuse and resident rights issues. Education and training can help reduce the incidences of elder abuse, particularly in nursing homes. However, the data obtained from this study may have been biased as it was collected from the social service directors who may have biased responses to show that they did their work of training and educating the employees correctly. Additionally, there was no discussion on the effectiveness, frequency, or quality of the training offered to the employees by the social service directors. For the study to be accurate, the research participants, in this case, should have been the employees in the long term care facilities. The article sheds light on how the nursing homes and long term care facilities use education and training to reduce incidences of elder abuse. Although no research has been done on the effectiveness of this method in reducing elder abuse' incidences, it clearly shows how the people supporting the elderly in home-based care are excluded from the training. Hence there needs to be more research on the incidence of elder abuse happening in the home care based

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system compared to those in long term care facilities or nursing homes. This study can help us ascertain the effectiveness of the training offered to nursing home and long term care facilities.

Wangmo, T., Nordström, K., & Kressig, R. W. (2017). Preventing elder abuse and neglect in geriatric institutions: Solutions from nursing care providers. Geriatric Nursing, 38(5), 385-392. Doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.12.016 This article is crucial in coming up with solutions to curb elder abuse in nursing home facilities as it examines why it occurs in the first place. The study involved exploratory qualitative interviews that were conducted among twenty-three different nursing staff members. The interviews were conducted in a person's workplace, with only four being carried out in a research institution. The length of the interview ranged from twenty-minute to nearly two hours. The interview questions were based on knowledge of elder abuse and the rationale to why it occurs. It also included employee attitude towards elder abuse and the solutions which should be put in place to ensure that quality care is accorded to all elderly patients in the nursing home facilities. One limitation of the study was that it was conducted on a small sample size of only twentythree employees within nursing homes. Hence, its findings cannot be used to generalize what goes on in all nursing homes in the United States. Also, the interview period range was considerable, meaning the interviewees may have had varied input or interest in the topic been discussed, which may affect the validity of some of the responses given. The interviews were also conducted in the workplace, which may have influenced the interviewees to respond to the questions in the nursing home facility's manner. The article findings show us that although training and education are vital in curbing elder abuse, it is not the only solution as there are many causes or reasons for the vice. Employees'

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satisfaction in their job and work environment was attributed to being another cause of elder abuse, indicating that the management had another role in keeping its employees happy to reduce elder abuse. Although this can be true more research needs to be carried out to ascertain the relationship between a nursing home's poor management and the incidences of elder abuse reported at the facility.

Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Atsuko Matsuoka, Man, G., & Pirner, D. (2019). Developing a comprehensive understanding of elder abuse prevention in immigrant communities: a comparative mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(1), 1. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb& AN=134475989&site=eds-live&scope=site This article focuses on understanding the individual and societal implications of elder abuse. It involved a mixed study method study on the risk factors and cultural techniques linked to elder abuse on the East Asian and South Asian immigrant communities in Canada. Limitations of this study include the potential for self-selection. Also, the responses provide an opportunity for social biases to occur. The data is only collected from two immigrant communities and is not generalizable to all countries and cultures. However, the study offers us an opportunity to conduct more research on how cultural practices influence or reduce elder abuse using different cultures as the research participants. It also opens us up to studying society's role in taking care of its elderly.

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Adib, M., Esmaeili, M., Zakerimoghadam, M., & Nayeri, N. D. (2019). Barriers to help-seeking for elder abuse: A qualitative study of older adults. Geriatric Nursing. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.04.003 The article involves a descriptive qualitative study conducted to identify the barriers elder people face when seeking help. The study aimed to assist in coming up with effective interventions that lead to preventive measures and providing strategies to curb elder abuse. Purposive sampling was used to select eighteen victims of elder abuse to be used in the study. However, purposive sampling was turned in to theoretical sampling and, in some cases, snowball sampling due to the poor cooperation in remembering the experience and how the affected was dealing with the abuse. The semi-structured interviews conducted in the study revealed that personal attitudes about abuse, family, legal support, and dependence were the key reasons that prevented the elders from seeking help. The sample size is very small, with only 18 participants and hence should have used more elder abuse victims to get accurate findings. The sampling method used in this study was altered from time to time, which caused problems in finding research participants as the study relied on their ability to recall why they did not report the abuse. Some were also uncooperative, leading to the time frame of the research been extended. The article helps us understand how cultures influence personal attitudes of what the elders perceive as their rights. According to the study, the elders did not report incidences of abuse as they did not know whether they were obligated to be treated right; hence found no need to report it. The article also helps us get an elder abuse victim's viewpoint, enabling us to carry out more research on supportive strategies that can be implemented to help them cope. The

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article also informs the need to educate the society and the elderly on their rights, which will encourage reporting, thus helping further mistreatment of the victim. Conclusion Elder abuse is a vice that keeps happening today under the shadows due to a lack of reporting and community sensitization on the issue. As discussed in the articles above, this vice occurs in home-based care and nursing homes. From the articles, only using a multifaceted approach is feasible in curbing the vice, which can only be done by considering both the victims and their support system needs and reasons behind the abuse. Sensitization on elder abuse can be one strategy of curbing elder abuse as it can keep the community vigilant on such issues....