title: Screening for elder mistreatment in a dental clinic population.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the feasibility and utility of screening for elder mistreatment in a dental clinic population. We approached older adults in a busy dental clinic and enrolled 139 persons over the age of 65 who completed an Audio Computer Assisted Self Interview (ACASI), which included the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (HS-EAST). Overall, 48.4% of the participants scored 3 or greater on the HS-EAST, and 28.3% scored 4 or greater. Our study suggests that there is an opportunity to screen in busy dental clinics and to facilitate early detection for those patients who screen positive for elder mistreatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003-1402, USA. slr6@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Stefanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fulmer
authors.forename: Geetika
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Roja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vermula
authors.forename: Shiela M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003740:Dental Clinics; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male