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Screening for Vulnerability to Abuse Among Older Women: Women's Health Australia Study

Margot J. Schofield

University of New England

Rhonda Reynolds

Gita D. Mishra

Jennifer R. Powers

Annette J. Dobson

University of Newcastle

The validity of a brief self-report screening measure for elder abuse was examined on a nationally representative sample of more than 12,000 older women in the baseline survey of the Australian Longitudinal Study onWomen's Health. The screening instrument was a modification of the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test. Construct validity was examined using factor analysis and correlation with a wide range of sociodemographic, psychological, and healthrelated variables. Four factors, each of three items, were identified representing the following domains: Vulnerability, Dependence, Dejection, and Coercion. The Vulnerability and Coercion factors had the highest face validity for abuse and demonstrated moderate to good construct validity. The six items comprising these factors may provide a simple screening tool for elder abuse. The identified correlates of abuse indicators have the potential to enhance policy development, screening, intervention, and carer support programs.

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 24-39 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0733464802021001002
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