Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

For this assignment you will draft a problem statement and research questions that will help guide your research proposal. A successful problem statement will do two things:

Define clearly the problem or issue to be studied.
Address a gap in the current knowledge base.

Use the sources from your annotated bibliography and organize your problem statement in the following format:

“A is known (referenced study).”
“B is known (referenced study).”
“C is known (referenced study).”
“What is not known is D.”

“D,” or what is not known, should be the focus of your study. Provide a clear statement of the problem in 3–5 sentences. After writing your problem statement, include 2–3 research questions that need to be answered based on the problem statement. Make sure to make the research question something that can be studied. You do not want the question to be too broad or too narrow. After writing your problem statement and the 2–3 research questions answer the following questions. Include in-text citations.

Describe how this study is new or different from other studies.
Describe the practical applications of your research. How would you use this information to inform your job skills?
Analyze how your research findings might impact your field of interest. How will others who study in the field find it interesting?

Use the Problem Statement Template in the Resources to help you organize this assignment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA current edition style and formatting.
Number of resources: Minimum of 6 resources.
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Annotated bibliography on geriatric abuse in nursing homes

Acierno, R., Steedley, M., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Frook, G., Watkins, J., & Muzzy, W. (2018). The relevance of Perpetrator Identity to Reporting Elder Financial and Emotional Mistreatment. Journal of Applied Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464818771208

The study was undertaken, and it showed that 5.2% older adults faced financial abuse while 4.6% faced emotional mistreatment in their elderly years. In a repeated study 8 years later it showed that 88% of the elderly population were facing financial abuse and 33% were facing emotional abuse cases that were never reported. The report concluded that it was a result of the elderly fearing to expose their abusers because they would get them in trouble through negative publicity. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Andela, M., Truchot, D., & Huguenotte, V. (2018). Work Environment and Elderly Abuse in Nursing Homes: The Mediating Role of Burnout. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518803606

This study focuses on the role of nurses in nursing homes for the elderly. The study was undertaken to understand more about how caregivers promote neglect and other abusive behaviors. The study reported that emotional demands, and poor quality relationships with colleagues and supervisors were the causes of the nurse burnout that led to their abusive behaviors. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Feltner, C., & Nelson, H. (2018). Screening for intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and abuse of vulnerable adults (p. 1687). American Medical Association. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

This was a study taken to understand the effects of intimate partner violence on elderly people. Some of the effects included injury, death, pregnancy, STDs, health consequences such as mental health which comes with depression anxiety disorders and posttraumatic disorders some with long-term effects. The study was taken to make the U.S preventive task force to take action on the abuse of vulnerable adults.

Miller E, Beach SR, Thurston RC. Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults in the Health Care Setting—Beyond Screening. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178 (12):1583–1585. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6523

This quantitative study shows that intimate partner violence and older adult abuse is common in the United States and globally. From the survey, it was reported that one in every four women and one in every ten men have experienced physical violence, need for medical care, and sexual violence. The survey also showed that 10% of adult abuse is neglect. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Ostaszkiewicz, J. (2017). A conceptual model of the risk of elder abuse posed by incontinence and care dependence. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 13(2), 382. Doi: 10.1111/opn.12182

According to the study, a factor that contributed to the nurses neglecting their elderly patients is over-dependence and incontinence of the older people. The over dependence of the elderly led to nurse neglect and abusive behavior. The study concluded that the neglect and abusive behaviors by the nurses was unprofessional and many elderly patients continued to suffer in the hands of their caregivers. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Yon, Y., Ramiro-Gonzalez, M., Mikton, C., Huber, M., & Sethi, D. (2018). The prevalence of elder abuse in institutional settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal Of Public Health, 29(1), 58-67. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky093

According to the study that was done to get a systematic review it was found that 64.2% of older people have passed through elderly abuse. Some of the abuses they pass through are physical abuse, psychological, financial, neglect, and sexual abuse in which some have long term effect. Geriatric Abuse in Nursing Homes

Reference

Feltner, C., & Nelson, H. (2018). Screening for intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and abuse of vulnerable adults (p. 1687). American Medical Association.

Miller E, Beach SR, Thurston RC. Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults in the Health Care Setting—Beyond Screening. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(12):1583–1585. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6523

Ostaszkiewicz, J. (2017). A conceptual model of the risk of elder abuse posed by incontinence and care dependence. International Journal Of Older People Nursing, 13(2), 382. doi: 10.1111/opn.12182

Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z., & Wilber, K. (2017). Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 5(2), 147-156. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30006-2.