Elder Abuse, Elder Mistreatment
Conditions
Keywords
Elder Mistreatment
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool increases the average reporting of elder mistreatment (EM) by homebased primary care (HBPC) clinicians.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDetection of Elder mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians-Revised for Primary Care (DETECT-RPC) screening tool
DETECT is an elder mistreatment (EM) screening tool created for medics in the Fort Worth Texas area to use when responding to the homes of older adults, enabling them to screen for signs of elder mistreatment. DETECT-RPC is the adapted version of this tool designed specifically for use by home-based primary care (HBPC) clinicians. The DETECT-RPC tool is designed to: 1. Be brief and easy to use. 2. Focus on the clinician's direct observations of the older adult and their physical and social environment. 3. Provide clear guidance on reporting suspected EM. 4. Integrate seamlessly into existing procedures and medical charting systems.
Sponsors
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
(Clinicians): * Clinician who actively provides home-based primary care (HBPC) to patients enrolled in one of our partner home-based primary care programs at least part time.
Exclusion criteria
(Clinicians): * HBPC Clinicians must be a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who actively provides home-based primary care to patients enrolled at a partner site HBPC at least part time Inclusion Criteria (patients): * in home-based primary care * 60 years or older * seen by a clinician participating in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of reports of EM | from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years) | Data will be collected on the number of reports of EM made by clinicians to the appropriate authorities \[for example, adult protective services (APS)\] |
| Mortality | from randomization to termination of data collection (3 years) | Mortality among patients will be assessed among patients enrolled in the partner home-based primary care programs. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactMichael B Cannell, PhD,MPH
Backup ContactJames S Barnes
Outcome results
None listed