Pilot Testing a Brief Elder Abuse and Neglect Screening Tool for Emergency Medical Services: Results from the DETECT Project

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dc.contributor.authorCannell, Brad
dc.contributor.authorReingle Gonzales, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorLivingston, Doug
dc.contributor.authorJetelina, Katelyn
dc.creatorAnimashaun, Rafiu
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:59:22Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:59:22Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-14
dc.date.submitted2017-02-23T16:40:27-08:00
dc.descriptionResearch Appreciation Day Award Winner - 2017 TECH Fort Worth Innovation Award - Innovative Research with the Greatest Commercial Potential
dc.description.abstractObjective: To pilot test and evaluate the effectiveness of a brief elder abuse and neglect screening tool (DETECT) for Emergency Medical Services. Methods: The DETECT screening tool was pilot tested from September 17th, 2015 to October 27th, 2015 at a large mobile healthcare provider in North Texas. During this testing period, all medics were prompted to complete the DETECT tool when responding to a call for a community-dwelling patient who was 65 years of age or older. If the DETECT tool indicated a suspected cases of elder abuse, medics were instructed to contact APS. . The frequency of change in medic reporting to APS was evaluated, along with the predictive performance of the individual screening items. Results: The DETECT screening tool was successfully pilot tested for more than a month. Following the introduction of the DETECT screening tool, there was a 152% improvement in reporting rates with an increase of 3.6 (p Conclusions: Our study provides support for DETECT as an effective intervention for enhancing medics’ ability to identify and report EA.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27492
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titlePilot Testing a Brief Elder Abuse and Neglect Screening Tool for Emergency Medical Services: Results from the DETECT Project
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