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1 results foundAuthor: Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. Title: Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study: Self-Reported Prevalence and Documented Case Surveys, Final Report Summary: The New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive studies to quantify the extent of elder abuse in a discrete jurisdiction ever attempted, and certainly the largest in any single American state. With funding from the New York State William B. Hoyt Memorial Children and Family Trust Fund, a program administered under NYS Office of Children and Family Services, three community, governmental, and academic partners (Lifespan of Greater Rochester, the New York City Department for the Aging and the Weill Cornell Medical College) formed a collaborative partnership to conduct the study. The study had three central aims achieved through two separate study components: To estimate the prevalence and incidence of various forms of elder abuse in a large, representative, statewide sample of older New Yorkers over 60 years of age through direct interviews (hereafter referred to as the Self-Reported Prevalence Study); To estimate the number of elder abuse cases coming to the attention of all agencies and programs responsible for serving elder abuse victims in New York State in a one-year period (the Documented Case Study); and to compare rates of elder abuse in the two component studies, permitting a comparison of “known” to “hidden” cases, and thereby determining an estimate of the rate of elder abuse underreporting in New York State. Prevalence refers to the number of older adults who have ever experienced elder mistreatment since turning 60. Incidence refers to the number of new cases of elder abuse in the year prior to the survey interview. While the Prevalence Study did not attempt to analyze the reasons for the disparity in self-reported versus documented elder abuse, some possible explanations can be offered. Considerable variability in documentation systems may play a role in the results. The Documented Case Study found a great deal of variability in the way service systems and individual organizations collect data in elder abuse cases. Some service systems and some regions may lack the resources to integrate elder abuse elements in data collection systems or may simply not have an adequate elder abuse focus in their data collection. Population density, the visibility of older adults in the community and, conversely, social isolation in rural areas may contribute to differences in referral rate trends based on geography. Greater awareness by individuals, both lay and professional, who have contact with older adults and might observe the signs and symptoms of elder abuse, may also explain higher referral rates in some areas. The New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study uncovered a large number of older adults for whom elder abuse is a reality but who remain “under the radar” of the community response system set up to assist them. The findings of the New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study suggest that attention should be paid to the following issues in elder abuse services: Consistency and adequacy in the collection of data regarding elder abuse cases across service systems. Sound and complete data sets regarding elder abuse cases are essential for case planning and program planning, reliable program evaluation and resource allocation; Emphasis on cross-system collaboration to ensure that limited resources are used wisely to identify and serve elder abuse victims; Greater focus on prevention and intervention in those forms of elder abuse reported by elders to be most prevalent, in particular, financial exploitation; Promotion of public and professional awareness through education campaigns and training concerning the signs of elder abuse and the resources available to assist older adults who are being mistreated by trusted individuals. Details: New York: Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. Weill Cornell Medical Center of Cornell University, New York City Department for the Aging, 2011. 144p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 28, 2012 at http://www.lifespan-roch.org/documents/UndertheRadar051211.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.lifespan-roch.org/documents/UndertheRadar051211.pdf Shelf Number: 124316 Keywords: Elder Abuse (New York)Self-Report Studies |