Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: Review of the Evidence. Table 3. Studies of Screening Instruments about Elder Abuse and Neglect

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Table 3. Studies of Screening Instruments about Elder Abuse and Neglect

Study, Year	Population: N Age Ethnicity Socioeconomic Status	Setting	Screening Instrument(s)	Findings	Quality Rating Comments
Caregiver Screen
Reis and Nahmiash, 1995⁶¹	N: 139 age: mean 61 ethnicity: NR socioeconomic status: mean annual income $20,000	3 groups of caregivers: 44 abusive and 45 non-abusive from social service agency, 50 non-abusive from community	CASE, 8 items (yes/no)	Scores distinguished abusers from non-abusers (Cronbach's alpha = 0.71); other characteristics were similar; CASE scores correlated with IOA (r = 0.41; P <0.001); CASE scores correlated with HSEAST (r = 0.26; P <0.025)	Fair Small sample size, administered as part of a social services project, not in a clinical setting
Elder Screen
Neale et al., 1991⁶⁰	N: 259 age: mean 77 ethnicity: mostly White socioeconomic status: NR	3 groups of elders: 170 victims of abuse, 42 referred to APS and found not to be abused, 47 from a family practice clinic	HSEAST, 15 items	Scores distinguished abused from non-abused (P <0.001; Cronbach's alpha = 0.29); correctly classified 67%-74% of cases; 6 items were strongly related to abuse	Fair Small sample size
Moody et al., 2000⁶⁶	N: 100 age: ≥60 all other demographic information: NR	Convenience sample of elderly living in public housing in Florida	1) HSEAST, 15 items 2) IOA Screen, 29 items	Scores for abused and non-abused were significantly different (P <0.049); correctly classified 71% of cases; discriminates abuse cases 84.4% of the time and non-abuse cases 99.2% of the time	Fair Small sample size, intended for social service practitioners
Notes: APS, Adult Protective Services; CASE, Caregiver Abuse Screen; HSEAST, Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test; IOA, Indicator of Abuse; NR, not reported.

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