Individual and contextual determinants of resident-on-resident abuse in nursing homes: A random sample telephone survey of adults with an older family member in a nursing home. Issue 2 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; von Heydrich, Levente; Chee, Grace; Post, Lori A.
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 61:Issue 2(2015:Sep./Oct.)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 284
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.05.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Study examined determinants of resident-on-resident abuse (RRA) in nursing homes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Age inversely related to RRA, with mobile younger residents more likely to experience it.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Limitations in both ADLs and IADLs were related to the likelihood of RRA.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Institutional violence, in the form of all types of staff abuse, increased likelihood of RRA.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Resident emotional closeness to family had unintended consequence of increasing RRA.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>