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Codesigning Training for Health Providers to Improve Detection and Response to Elder Abuse

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Brijnath, Bianca, Cavuoto, Marina G, Feldman, Peter, Dow, Briony, Antoniades, Josefine, Ostaszkiewicz, Joan, Nakrem, Sigrid, Stevens, Catriona, Reyes, Patricia, Renshaw, Gianna, Peters, Micah D J, Gilbert, Andrew, Manias, Elizabeth, Mortimer, Duncan, Enticott, Joanne, Cooper, Claudia, Durston, Cheryl, Appleton, Brenda, O’Brien, Meghan, Eckert, Marion, Markusevska, Simona·2025·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/gnae153PMC PMC11971684
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Background and Objectives: Screening for elder abuse can improve detection, but many health providers lack the necessary skills and confidence. To address this, training for health providers on elder abuse screening was codesigned as part of a trial aimed at improving elder abuse detection and response. Research Design and Methods: Between March and April 2023, 7 health providers and 10 older people and family carers participated in 2 national Australian online codesign workshops. Using the World Café method, discussions focused on what knowledge and skills health providers needed for screening; clinical and social issues affecting screening and referral; and support older people needed throughout the process. Data were thematically analyzed. Results: Participants said health providers should take a trauma-informed, person-centered approach to screening, and explain the limits of confidentiality to older people. Clinical, social, and systemic issues such as dementia, ethnic diversity, and housing availability complicated screening and referrals. To facilitate disclosure, participants said health providers needed to reflect on whether they held ageist views. There were differing opinions on the length of the training and whether all health providers or only social workers should screen for abuse. Discussion and Implications: Participants’ feedback on trauma-informed care, consent, and cognitive impairment concorded with evidence on best practice responses to elder abuse and were integrated into the training. Given operational constraints in health services, feedback from health providers about the training length and the inclusion of all health providers in screening were prioritized. The training is being evaluated in a national trial.

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Metadata

Authors
Brijnath, B., Cavuoto, M. G., Feldman, P., Dow, B., Antoniades, J., Ostaszkiewicz, J., Nakrem, S., Stevens, C., Reyes, P., Renshaw, G., Peters, M. D. J., Gilbert, A., Manias, E., Mortimer, D., Enticott, J., Cooper, C., Durston, C., Appleton, B., O’Brien, M., Eckert, M., & Markusevska, S.
Affiliations
  • La Trobe University (AU)
  • National Ageing Research Institute (AU)
  • Deakin University (AU)
  • Federation University (AU)
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • Edith Cowan University (AU)
  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (AU)
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (AU)
  • University of South Australia (AU)
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Queen Mary University of London (GB)
  • Consumer Representative , Warrnambool, Victoria,
  • Consumer Representative , Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Peninsula Health (AU)
Corresponding author
Brijnath, Bianca
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Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2024-10-30
Volume
65
Issue
4
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/gnae153
PMC
PMC11971684
OpenAlex
W4403923738
Cited by
6
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2
FWCI
3.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Australasian Journal of Paramedicine (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Medical Research Future Fund (MRF2015995)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
elder abuse, elder abuse screening, co-design, health professions education, trauma-informed care, person-centred care, disclosure, confidentiality, dementia, ageism, family caregivers, older adults, referral, World Café
MeSH terms
Aged, Australia, Elder Abuse, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged

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