TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Pilot testing the detection of elder abuse through emergency care technicians (DETECT) screening tool: results from the DETECT pilot project
JO  - Journal of elder abuse and neglect
A1  - Cannell, Brad
A1  - Gonzalez, Jennifer M. Reingle
A1  - Livingston, Melvin
A1  - Jetelina, Katelyn K.
A1  - Burnett, Jason
A1  - Weitlauf, Julie C.
SP  - 129
EP  - 145
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To pilot test the feasibility of implementing an elder abuse (EA) screening tool (DETECT) designed for medics. <br><br>METHODS: Testing occurred between September 17th, 2015 and October 26th, 2015. MedStar Mobile Healthcare medics completed the DETECT tool when responding to calls for community-dwelling patients 65 years of age or older. <br><br>RESULTS: The DETECT tool was used 1,248 times by 97% of medics responding to an eligible 911 call. Medics responded affirmatively to at least one screening item on 209 of the completed screenings (16.8%). Immediately following the introduction of the DETECT tool, there was an increase of 5.4 (226% above baseline) reports per month (p = 0.0056). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The DETECT tool was easily incorporated into medic's field-based practice and resulted in an increase in medic generated reports of EA to APS. Future research designed to evaluate the tool's validity and reliability are warranted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2018.1564104
ID  - ref1
ER  -