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SUBMITTER: Platts-Mills TF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774613 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of elder abuse & neglect 20180413 4
Emergency departments (EDs) are an important health care setting for the identification of elder abuse (EA). Our objective was to develop an ED-based tool to identify EA. The initial tool included a brief cognitive assessment, questions to detect multiple domains of EA, and a physical examination. Refinement of the tool was based on input from clinical experts and nurse and patient feedback. The revised tool, which included 15 questions about EA, was then tested in an academic ED. We calculated ...[more]