title: Seniors' self-administration of the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI): a feasibility study.
abstract: This study explored the feasibility of seniors aged 65 and over with MMSE ≥24 completing the EASI-sa, a self-administrable version of the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI). A convenience sample of 210 was stratified by age, sex, and language (English and French). All completed the EASI-sa within an estimated 5 minutes, 82.9% within 2 minutes. Completion time decreased with higher education, but was not affected by age, sex, language, or measured physical or mental health. No questions went unanswered; no words were poorly understood or discomforting. The EASI-sa completion was associated with a significantly increased understanding about elder abuse (p < 0.0001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. mark.yaffe@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yaffe
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Maxine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lithwick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires