Abstract
A criterion-referenced measurement framework was used to determine the prevalence, frequency, severity, and perpetrator of abuse in elder women, define the characteristics of the elder women who were identified as abused/not abused, and ascertain their risk factors for homicide. The Abuse Assessment Screen (Parker & McFarlane, 1991) was used to describe the distribution of abuse in a population of women, 65 years and older, who sought healthcare in a large southwestern city's public sector emergency center. The Danger Assessment (Campbell, 1986) was used to describe the risk factors for homicide. Personal interview within 3-4 hours of admission to the emergency center was the method used to collect data.
Sigma Membership
Delta Alpha at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Abuse, Elderly Women, Risk Factors
Advisor
Judith McFarlane
Second Advisor
K. Lynn Wieck
Third Advisor
Anne Young
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Texas Woman's University
Degree Year
1994
Recommended Citation
Dols, Jean Dowling, "Prevalence of abuse and risk factors of homicide in elder women" (2023). Dissertations. 200.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/200
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-03-15
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9522009; ProQuest document ID: 304182244. The author still retains copyright.