Protecting Our Elders: An Interfaith Coalition to Address Elder Abuse

Proehl, Rebecca A.

doi:10.1080/15528030.2012.638249

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“…Strategies concerning older adults included community activities and supports that enable older people to disclose concerns and access assistance if needed. Examples include (a) implementing a rights-focused advocacy model to empower older adults to overcome abuse and (b) arranging for home-based supportive services, volunteer/buddy advocates, and the involvement of faith communities, community outreach, and support groups (Begley et al, 2012; Cripps, 2001; Nahmiash & Reis, 2000; Proehl, 2012; Wolf, 2001). Strategies for the abusive caregiver included programs specifically targeting abusers (i.e., counselling to minimize stress, education, anger management), and education about caregiving for older adults with cognitive impairments such as dementia (Hsieh, Wang, Yen, & Liu, 2009; Koch & Nay, 2003; Reay & Browne, 2002).…”

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“…Weak For abused care receivers, home-based services can offer the necessary support to move out of their abuse situation with the help of volunteers and support group activities. Proehl ( 2012 ) Cross-sectional Weak An innovative approach of working with the faith community to prevent and report elder abuse may be benefi cial to older adults and may have great promise for preventing elder abuse.…”

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Best-Practice Guideline on the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

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RÉSUMÉUne revue systématique de la littérature a été effectuée afi n d'identifi er des moyens effi caces pour prévenir et combattre l'abus et la négligence envers les adultes âgés dans les établissements de soins de santé au Canada. L'examen a été fait en utilisant les bases de données qui ont été recherchés à partir de janvier 2000 à avril / mai 2013. En outre, les membres des groupes d'experts ont présenté les citations d'articles tirés des archives personnelles. Deux associés de recherche infi rmier (ARI) ont selectionné chaque titre et chaque résumé pour l'inclusion. Après le coeffi cient d'objectivité a été déterminé entre les ARI (score Kappa de 0,76), les dossiers ont été divisés, évalués et les données extraites indépendamment. L'examen a révélé 62 études portant sur l'identifi cation, l'évaluation et la réponse à l'abus et la négligence des personnes âgées; stratégies d'éducation, de prévention et de promotion de la santé; et soutien organisationnel au niveau du système pour prévenir et combattre ce type de maltraitance et de négligence. L'abus et la négligence envers les aînés demeure peu exploré en termes d'études fondées sur des preuves; par conséquent, il faut davantage de recherche dans tous les domaines décrites. ABSTRACTA systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify effective approaches to preventing and addressing abuse and neglect of older adults within health care settings in Canada. The review was conducted using databases searched from January 2000-April-May 2013. Additionally, expert panel members submitted article citations from personal archives. Two research associates (NRA) screened each title and abstract for inclusion. After inter-rater reliability was determined between the NRAs (Kappa score of 0.76), the records were divided, appraised, and data extracted independently. The review resulted in 62 studies that focused on identifying, assessing, and responding to abuse and neglect of older adults; education, prevention, and health promotion strategies; and organizational and system-level supports to prevent and respond to abuse and neglect. Abuse and neglect of older adults remains under-explored in terms of evidence-based studies; consequently, further research in all of the areas described in the results is needed.

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Best-Practice Guideline on the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

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“…Other interfaith research tends to use case‐study methods for in‐depth examinations of specific groups embedded in their local context. For example, case‐study research with interfaith groups shows that beyond promoting religious understanding, groups also focus on issues such as the environment (Feldman & Moseley, ), labor issues (Bobo, ), health disparities (Kaplan et al., ), elder abuse (Proehl, ), education (Quezada, ; Todd, ), and HIV prevention (Senturias, ).…”

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Understanding Community Issues of Interfaith Groups

Todd

Houston-Kolnik

Suffrin

2017

Journal Community Psychology

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Community psychologists are interested in community‐based organizations that work to address community issues. To extend research in this area, we use k‐means cluster analysis with a sample of 81 interfaith groups from across the United States to understand what types of issues they work on in their local communities. We demonstrate three typologies of how groups work on explicitly religious and/or more general social issues (i.e., religious and social issues, social but not religious issues, religious but not social issues). Moreover, we show typologies differ on group characteristics such as religious and racial diversity, the degree of religious and community information sharing at meetings, and the extent groups sponsor events or organize protests. Overall, this study furthers an understanding of the different ways interfaith groups contribute to community change efforts by working on distinct sets of issues in their community. Limitations and directions for future research and collaboration are discussed.

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“…Although groups may focus on interreligious understanding, groups also may engage in community mobilization (Speer et al., ; Todd, ) or other forms of activism (e.g., sponsoring or participating in protests; Todd, ; Yukich & Braunstein, ) focused on particular issues. Indeed, case‐study research shows that beyond promoting religious understanding, many groups also focus on issues such as the environment (Feldman & Moseley, ), labor issues (Bobo, ), health disparities (Kaplan et al., ), elder abuse (Proehl, ), education (Quezada, ), HIV prevention (Senturias, ), and/or work on multiple local issues simultaneously (McCormack, ; Todd, Houston‐Kolnik, & Suffrin, in press). In the language of mediating structures, these case‐studies show how interfaith groups help connect members to larger efforts for local community change.…”

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Interfaith Groups as Mediating Structures for Political Action: A Multilevel Analysis

Todd

Boeh

Houston-Kolnik

et al. 2017

American J of Comm Psychol

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This study investigates interfaith groups from across the United States to understand how these religious settings may serve as mediating structures to facilitate individual political action. Based on a multilevel modeling analysis with 169 individuals from 25 interfaith groups, we found that core activities of the group, such as group members sharing community information (e.g., announcing upcoming events, political meetings, community issues) or sharing religious information (e.g., educating members about their religion) positively and negatively predicted individual political action as a result of group participation, respectively. Moreover, a sense that the interfaith group served as a community to work for local change, but not trust within the group, predicted political action as a result of group participation. However, this effect for a sense the group served as a community to work for local change was stronger and more positive as the degree of community information sharing in the group increased. These results show that a core activity of sharing community information may enhance the ability of a group to mediate political action. Overall, these findings demonstrate the potential role of interfaith groups to mediate political action, and show the importance of considering both individual and group characteristics when understanding these religious settings. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.

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Protecting Our Elders: An Interfaith Coalition to Address Elder Abuse

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Best-Practice Guideline on the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

Best-Practice Guideline on the Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults

Understanding Community Issues of Interfaith Groups

Interfaith Groups as Mediating Structures for Political Action: A Multilevel Analysis

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