Elder mistreatment in the nursing home: a systematic review.
Because of their significant dependence on others for their care, nursing home residents are potentially vulnerable to abuse and/or neglect. The topic of elder mistreatment, whether in the nursing home or other living environments, received little attention from clinicians and researchers until the past 2 decades. Original research is now emerging that sheds light on the scope of the problem and the challenges to timely prevention, identification, and management. Practitioners may use this information to recognize and change factors associated with a higher likelihood of nursing home mistreatment.
Lindbloom
Erik J
EJ
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. LindbloomE@health.missouri.edu
Brandt
Julie
J
Hough
Landon D
LD
Meadows
Susan E
SE
D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005376:Financial Management; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D045809:Human Rights Abuses; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis