高齢者虐待：研究、実際と政策 Elder Abuse〈1st ed. 2017〉 : Research, Practice and Policy

著者名：Dong, XinQi (EDT)

Springer（2017/02/22発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9783319475028
• eISBN：9783319475042

Description

This book provides a global comprehensive and systematic state-of-the review of this field that fills the gaps between research, practice, and policy.  The book addresses the epidemiology of the issue and the global prevalence of elder abuse in both developed and developing countries, which synthesizes the most up-to-date data about risk factors and protective factors associated with elder abuse and consequences of elder abuse; clinical assessment and management of elder abuse, including screening, detection, management of elder abuse, and the role of decision making capacity and forensic approaches; practice and services that describe adult protective services, legal justice, elder court systems, and guardianship system; elder abuse and culture, which provides more in-depth anthropological and ethnographic experiences; policy issues, which highlights the elder justice movement, GAO reports, elder justice act, older American act and elder justice coordinating council; and future directions, which explores translational research, practice, education/training and policy issues surrounding elder abuse.   

Elder Abuse: Research, Practice and Policy is a useful resource for aging researchers, social services, general internists, family medicine physicians, social workers, nurses, and legal professionals interested in the issues of elder abuse.

Table of Contents

Toward Definitions of Elder Mistreatment.- Theorizing Elder Abuse.- Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse in the Community.- Elder Abuse in Long Term Care and Assisted Living Settings.- Risk Factors of Elder Abuse.- The Consequences of Elder Abuse.- Epidemiology of Elder Self- Neglect.- Financial Exploitation of Older Adults.- Screening for Elder Abuse: Tools and Effectiveness.- The Role of Technology in Elder Abuse Research.- A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Clinical Management of Elder Mistreatment.- Medical Decision-Making Capacity and Ethical Considerations.- Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measure: The Elder Maltreatment.- Screen and Follow-Up Plan.- The Aging Network.- Adult Protective Services and the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program.- Elder Abuse Victims’ Access to Justice: Roles of the Civil, Criminal, and Judicial Systems in Preventing, Detecting, and Remedying Elder Abuse.- Guardianship Systems.- Elder Abuse Forensics: The Intersection of Law and Science.- Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams.- Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions.- Elder Abuse and Culture: African Americans.- Elder Abuse and Neglect in Asia.- Elder Abuse and Culture: Latino Anthropological and Ethnographic Experiences.- Disrespect: Native American Elder Abuse.- Coping with Abuse Inside the Family and Out: LGBT and/or Male Victims  of Elder Abuse.- Role of the Community and Community- Based Participatory Research in Elder Abuse.- History of the Elder Justice Movement.- Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearings and GAO Reports.- Shades of Charles Dickens:  Elder Abuse Policy Past, Present, and Yet to Be.- The Elder Justice Coordinating Council: Bridging the Gap between Health and Public Policy.- Department of Justice: Elder Maltreatment Initiatives.- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: An Overview of Elder Abuse Prevention Initiatives.- Future Directions: Translational Research in Elder Abuse.- Elder Abuse:  Education and Training.- Future Directionsin Public Policy Relating to Elder Abuse.