TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Use of a single page elder abuse assessment and management tool: a practical clinician's approach to identifying elder mistreatment
JO  - Journal of gerontological social work
A1  - Bomba, Patricia A.
SP  - 103
EP  - 122
VL  - 46
IS  - 3-4
N2  - Elder abuse is a growing, alarming public health issue. As health care professionals, our challenge is to balance our duty to protect the safety of the vulnerable elder with the elder's right to self-determination. Clinicians in busy practice settings across the continuum of care as well as community-based social workers, emergency medical system, police, and banking personnel are collaborative partners needing tools that focus on early recognition, assessment, intervention, and management of elder abuse. A simple one-page tool that provides principles of assessment and management, best practice guidelines and screening questions will hopefully serve to raise awareness of this important public health issue and maintain a high index of suspicion for elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-4372
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -