Addressing the measurement challenge in elder abuse interventions: need for a severity framework |
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| Authors: | David Burnes Mark S. Lachs Karl Pillemer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canadadavid.burnes@utoronto.ca;3. Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;4. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe field of elder abuse is evolving toward an emphasis on intervention research. However, researchers currently rely on binary approaches to measure elder abuse phenomena, which fail to capture changes in problem status over the course of intervention. This commentary develops a case for severity as a framework to operationalize and measure elder abuse in intervention research and practice. A severity framework provides enhanced elder abuse measurement responsiveness and aligns with the dominant client-centered, harm-reduction clinical approach to intervening with elder abuse cases. |
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| Keywords: | Commentary elder abuse measurement severity |
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