Recognition of elder abuse by Italian nurses and nursing students: evaluation by the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire. Pelotti, S., D’Antone, E., Ventrucci, C., Mazzotti, C., Salsi, G., Dormi, A., & Ingravallo, F. Aging Clinical & Experimental Research, 25(6):685–690, December, 2013.
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Elder abuse appears to be widely underestimated by health professionals. We aimed to evaluate the recognition of elder abuse among Italian nurses and nursing students related to their professional, personal experiences and socio-demographic characteristics. 193 nursing students and 76 nurses attending a post-graduate nursing management master’s degree at the University of Bologna (Italy) completed the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire measuring the ability to recognize elder abuse. Data on age, gender, previous professional and personal experiences as well as nursing school teaching were collected. Regarding abusive items, preventing elder’s movements by putting a table over the elder’s lap was identified by almost all participants, while locking someone at home was identified by half of them. Neglect was recognized by 25 % of nurses and 20 % of students, respectively. The majority of nurses and students correctly identified non-abusive strategies. Reporting being taught on elder abuse was inversely associated with a good performance in detecting neglect. Italian nurses’ and nursing students’ uncertainty in identifying abusive strategies, especially neglect, was consistent with results of previous studies in other countries. Standardized education in healthcare core curriculum, reference guidance and training are strongly needed to improve elder abuse recognition in Italy.
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	title = {Recognition of elder abuse by {Italian} nurses and nursing students: evaluation by the {Caregiving} {Scenario} {Questionnaire}.},
	volume = {25},
	issn = {1594-0667},
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	doi = {10.1007/s40520-013-0087-9},
	abstract = {Elder abuse appears to be widely underestimated by health professionals. We aimed to evaluate the recognition of elder abuse among Italian nurses and nursing students related to their professional, personal experiences and socio-demographic characteristics. 193 nursing students and 76 nurses attending a post-graduate nursing management master’s degree at the University of Bologna (Italy) completed the Caregiving Scenario Questionnaire measuring the ability to recognize elder abuse. Data on age, gender, previous professional and personal experiences as well as nursing school teaching were collected. Regarding abusive items, preventing elder’s movements by putting a table over the elder’s lap was identified by almost all participants, while locking someone at home was identified by half of them. Neglect was recognized by 25 \% of nurses and 20 \% of students, respectively. The majority of nurses and students correctly identified non-abusive strategies. Reporting being taught on elder abuse was inversely associated with a good performance in detecting neglect. Italian nurses’ and nursing students’ uncertainty in identifying abusive strategies, especially neglect, was consistent with results of previous studies in other countries. Standardized education in healthcare core curriculum, reference guidance and training are strongly needed to improve elder abuse recognition in Italy.},
	number = {6},
	journal = {Aging Clinical \& Experimental Research},
	author = {Pelotti, Susi and D’Antone, Elisa and Ventrucci, Costanza and Mazzotti, Carla, Maria and Salsi, Giancarlo and Dormi, Ada and Ingravallo, Francesca},
	month = dec,
	year = {2013},
	keywords = {Adult, Descriptive Statistics, Elder Abuse -- Diagnosis, Elder Abuse -- Nursing, Human, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Odds Ratio, Questionnaires, Summated Rating Scaling, Univariate Statistics},
	pages = {685--690},
}

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