Journal article
LO13: Characteristics of emergency department visits by community-dwelling older adults who screened positive for elder abuse during home care assessments
Abstract
Introduction
: Elder abuse is infrequently detected in the emergency department (ED) and less than 2% are reported to proper law authorities by ED physicians. This study aims to examine the characteristics of community-dwelling older adults who screened positive for elder abuse during home care assessments and the epidemiology of ED visits by these patients relative to other home care patients.
Authors
Mercier E; Jones A; Brousseau A; Hirdes J; Mowbray F; Emond M; Melady D; Costa A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 21, No. S1, pp. s11–s11
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
5 2019
DOI
10.1017/cem.2019.56
ISSN
1481-8035