Prevention of elder abuse in long-term care facilities |
| |
Authors: | Carmen Touza Carmen Prado |
| |
Institution: | 1. Department of Pedagogy and Specific Didactics, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spaincarmen.touza@uib.es;3. Department of Education, Cardenal Cisneros University Center, Alcalá de Henares, Spain |
| |
Abstract: | The objective of this study is to investigate the types of interventions used to prevent elder abuse in long-term care facilities. Eighteen English and Spanish articles published between 2015 and 2019 were reviewed systematically. The analysis indicated that the focus of proposed strategies has been to prevent staff-to-resident abuse and resident-to-resident aggression. The interventions targeting both staff-to-resident abuse and resident-to-resident aggression include training, changes in organizational and environmental factors, and changes in supervision and control. The results demonstrate the need for a comprehensive approach and creation of relevant social policies in developing these interventions. |
| |
Keywords: | |
|
|