美国养老院中的虐待老人问题：问题的范围。

Elder mistreatment in U.S. residential care facilities: the scope of the problem.

机构信息

School of Nursing, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1702, USA.

出版信息

J Elder Abuse Negl. 2013;25(1):19-39. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2012.712851.

DOI:10.1080/08946566.2012.712851

Abstract

Many in the United States believe elder mistreatment in long-term care is serious and widespread, but until recently few studies focused on the problem. This study was designed to describe the scope of mistreatment in assisted living facilities (ALFs) in Arizona during a 3-year period. Findings showed that receiving citations for elder mistreatment was relatively rare. However, analysis of narrative reports from only 7% of facilities showed 598 allegations of mistreatment in complaint investigations, of which 372 (62.2%) were substantiated and given citations for something other than mistreatment. Results show that elder mistreatment in ALFs is seriously underidentified, even by state inspectors.

摘要

许多美国人认为长期护理中的虐待老年人问题很严重且很普遍，但直到最近才有少数研究关注这个问题。本研究旨在描述亚利桑那州辅助生活设施（ALFs）在 3 年期间内虐待老人的范围。研究结果表明，虐待老人被举报的情况相对较少。然而，对仅 7%的设施的叙述性报告进行分析显示，在投诉调查中有 598 项虐待指控，其中 372 项（62.2%）得到证实，并因除虐待之外的其他原因被举报。结果表明，即使是州检查人员，也严重低估了辅助生活设施中的虐待老人问题。