Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:A home visit program was designed to teach family practice residents how to evaluate patients for elder abuse and capacity (the ability to make one's own decisions). METHODS:Residents assessed potential abuse victims reported to Arizona's Adult Protective Service (APS) in their homes. Written evaluations prepared immediately following each home visit were abstracted for diagnoses (including abuse), recommendations, and patient demographics. Follow-up surveys by APS case workers determined whether the home visit recommendations were accomplished. Graduates of the residency were surveyed about their perceptions of the educational value of the program and their practice characteristics. RESULTS:The residents evaluated 201 patients. The mean age was 77, and 73% of patients were female. Seventy-five percent were incapacitated, 65% of these because of dementia. Ninety-one percent were abused, and the types of abuse included neglect (69%), exploitation (20%), physical abuse (8%), and unknown (3%). Recommendations were accomplished in the majority of cases: medical advice (68%), services (65%), medical evaluations (58%), guardian (53%), and conservator (52%). Graduates who participated in this program (1985-1992) rated their ability to diagnose elder abuse and to assess the patient's home environment significantly higher than earlier graduates who did not participate in the program (1977-1984). Earlier graduates made more home visits and provided more statements for guardianship than later graduates. CONCLUSIONS:The home visit program gave residents exposure to a population of elderly who were abused, demented, and living at home. This program provided clinical substance to build an effective teaching experience and furnished APS with a needed service.
journal_name
Fam Medjournal_title
Family medicineauthors
Jogerst GJ,Ely JWsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-10-01 00:00:00pages
634-9issue
9eissn
0742-3225issn
1938-3800journal_volume
29pub_type
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