Abstract

As the elderly population continues to rise, care burden is inevitably increased, the elder mistreatment events continue to be exposed. Elder neglect is the most common type of these mistreatments. Development Elder Neglect Risk Screening Instrument can early detect and timely assist the elder of neglect.

Author Details

Shin-Yi Huang, BS, RN, Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Ching-Min Chen, DNS, RN, Department of Nursing/ Institute of Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Elder Neglect, Homecare Nurses, Screening Instrument

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Development of elder neglect risk screening instrument for homecare nurses

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

As the elderly population continues to rise, care burden is inevitably increased, the elder mistreatment events continue to be exposed. Elder neglect is the most common type of these mistreatments. Development Elder Neglect Risk Screening Instrument can early detect and timely assist the elder of neglect.