a Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology , Georgia Southern University , Statesboro , Georgia , USA.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2014;26(1):12-30. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2013.784070.
Elder abuse is a multifaceted problemthat requires interdisciplinary prevention and intervention strategies. An important question that arises is whether professionals are adequately prepared to address elder abuse in this collaborative network. Unfortunately, no studies have been conducted to assess the varying levels of knowledge that preprofessionals enrolled in university courses possess with regard to elder abuse. To fill this void, this study assesses the levels of elder abuse awareness among social work, nursing, health professions, and criminal justice students. Specific attention is given to determining whether there are differences in the amount of exposure to elder abuse literature across the disciplines. The study involves the analysis of survey data collected from 202 students enrolled in health and human sciences classes at a large university. Results show that none of the preprofessional groups, on average, reported knowing enough about elder abuse. Implications for future practice and research are provided.
虐待老人是一个多方面的问题，需要采取跨学科的预防和干预策略。一个重要的问题是，专业人员是否有足够的准备来解决协作网络中的虐待老人问题。不幸的是，目前还没有研究评估在大学课程中注册的准专业人员对虐待老人问题的知识水平。为了填补这一空白，本研究评估了社会工作、护理、卫生专业和刑事司法专业学生对虐待老人问题的认识程度。特别关注的是，确定各学科对虐待老人文献的接触程度是否存在差异。该研究分析了从一所大型大学健康和人类科学课程中 202 名学生收集的调查数据。结果表明，平均而言，没有一个准专业群体表示对虐待老人问题有足够的了解。为未来的实践和研究提供了启示。
