The key elements of elder neglect:a survey of adult protective service workers.
Description of the key elements of elder neglect is critical to the development of a case definition. In this brief report, experienced protective service workers were surveyed to capture their field experiences with neglected elders. The workers cited environmental filth, poor personal hygiene and health related factors as the three most common observations. Workers also describe their definitions of the differences between self and caregiver neglect.
Bitondo Dyer
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Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77004, USA. cdyer@bcm.tmc.edu
Toronjo
Christine
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Cunningham
Michelle
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Festa
Nicolo A
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Pavlik
Valory N
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Hyman
David J
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Poythress
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Searle
Nancy S
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