Student nurses’ perception and understanding of elder abuse

Lo, S. K.; Lai, Cky; Tsui, Chi Man

doi:10.1111/j.1748-3743.2009.00196.x

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“…However, a lack of practical training on elder abuse and neglect has been recognized as an obstacle. 41 As has been suggested in different studies, [41][42][43] it's going to be necessary to provide more comprehensive content on elder abuse within the medical and nursing student's program to better prepare future students by enhancing their basic perception and knowledge of elder abuse. Considering the effect of communication skills and attachment style on students' perceptions of elder abuse, individual characteristics should be included in future planning.…”

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<p>The Role of Attachment Styles and Communication Skills in Predicting Nursing and Medical Students’ Perception of Elder Abuse</p>

Salehi

Gholamzadeh

Javadi

2020

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Background: The knowledge and abilities of nurses and physicians in perceiving and dealing with abuse are necessary for the improvement of older people's health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of attachment styles and communication skills in predicting nursing and medical students' perception of elder abuse in Yazd, Iran. Methods: The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional design that was conducted in the form of multistage sampling on 397 nursing and medical students at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd, Iran. The Elderly Caregiving Questionnaire (ECQ), Adults' Attachment Styles Inventory (AAI), and the revised version of the Communication Skills Questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 22 software. Results: The findings revealed that the participants had an appropriate understanding of elder abuse. The highest level of perception of elder abuse was in the dimension of psychological abuse (24.5± 5.22) and the lowest level was related to the dimension of physical abuse (21.7± 4.74). Additionally, a positive significant relationship was found between the score of students' perception of abuse, and secure and avoidant attachment styles as well as students' communication skills (p<0.01). According to regression analysis, these predictors explained 8.6% of the observed variance in the students' perception of elder abuse. Conclusion: These findings indicate that attachment styles influenced the individual's perception of elder abuse. Therefore, in future planning and research, this should be given more attention.

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<p>The Role of Attachment Styles and Communication Skills in Predicting Nursing and Medical Students’ Perception of Elder Abuse</p>

Salehi

Gholamzadeh

Javadi

2020

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“…Thomson et al [19] found that among UK specialists registrars in Geriatric Medicine, 74.1 % felt inadequately prepared to deal with case of elder abuse, and Lo et al [20] showed that nurses-to-be did not find themselves adequately prepared to fulfill this responsibility, concluding that more comprehensive content about elder abuse can be developed in the gerontological nursing curriculum.…”

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Recognition of elder abuse by Italian nurses and nursing students: evaluation by the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire

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Elder abuse appears to be widely underestimated by health professionals. We aimed to evaluate the recognition of elder abuse among Italian nurses and nursing students related to their professional, personal experiences and socio-demographic characteristics. 193 nursing students and 76 nurses attending a post-graduate nursing management master's degree at the University of Bologna (Italy) completed the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire measuring the ability to recognize elder abuse. Data on age, gender, previous professional and personal experiences as well as nursing school teaching were collected. Regarding abusive items, preventing elder's movements by putting a table over the elder's lap was identified by almost all participants, while locking someone at home was identified by half of them. Neglect was recognized by 25 % of nurses and 20 % of students, respectively. The majority of nurses and students correctly identified non-abusive strategies. Reporting being taught on elder abuse was inversely associated with a good performance in detecting neglect. Italian nurses' and nursing students' uncertainty in identifying abusive strategies, especially neglect, was consistent with results of previous studies in other countries. Standardized education in healthcare core curriculum, reference guidance and training are strongly needed to improve elder abuse recognition in Italy.

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“…Therefore, these items achieved a high I-CVI score of .99. A study conducted by Lo, Lai, and Tsui (2010) to elicit the perception, knowledge, and awareness of student nurses regarding elder abuse suggests that students recognize both physical and psychological abuse as behaviors denoting elder abuse. The results of this study also support this finding.…”

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Development and Validity Testing of an Assessment Tool for Domestic Elder Abuse

Honda

Hohashi³

2019

Journal of Nursing Research

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The results of validity testing established the preliminary validity of this assessment tool. In addition, as self-neglect is known to damage the well-being of older adults, six of the eight items assessing self-neglect were retained in the ATDEA despite their failure to meet the threshold I-CVI of .78. The remaining two self-neglect items were not included in the ATDEA because of excessively low I-CVI scores (< .70). Thus, the final version of the ATDEA includes 34 items. The authors recommend that nursing professionals use the ATDEA as a checklist to assess the presence of elder abuse and to discern the subtypes and severity of this abuse. When evaluating elder abuse, the higher the degree of severity, the greater the urgency to provide support.

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Student nurses’ perception and understanding of elder abuse

Abstract: The findings provide useful information from which more comprehensive content about elder abuse can be developed in the gerontological nursing curriculum, to better prepare future nurses by increasing their basic understanding of elder abuse.

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

<p>The Role of Attachment Styles and Communication Skills in Predicting Nursing and Medical Students’ Perception of Elder Abuse</p>

<p>The Role of Attachment Styles and Communication Skills in Predicting Nursing and Medical Students’ Perception of Elder Abuse</p>

Recognition of elder abuse by Italian nurses and nursing students: evaluation by the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire

Development and Validity Testing of an Assessment Tool for Domestic Elder Abuse

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