The effect of education on knowledge and management of elder abuse: A randomized controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 335-341

  Richardson, Barbora ^b   Kitchen, Ginnette ^a   Livingston, Gill ^b  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse of elderly; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BURNOUT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRIME; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0036750404     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/31.5.335     Document Type: Article

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