Abusive Behavior of Caregivers INTRODUCTION Background of the Prob

What is to be noted regarding the literature on the importance of training and education given to caregivers working with the elderly is that, for the most part, it focuses on the provision of adequate medical procedure and methods; that is, the research does not cover psychosocial behaviors such as abusive interaction. Indeed, Pillemer and Moore (1989) noted that in the geriatric nursing literature in general, there has been a paucity of research examining abuse and maltreatment of elderly patients on the part of caregiver staff and personnel.

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d abuse of the elderly in seven nursing homes located in Cleveland, Ohio. Sample subjects included Rns, LPNs and Nurses Aides. The authors found that abuse is less likely to occur among nurses with positive attitudes toward the elderly and/or among nurses who have strong empathy. Of interest with respect to the foregoing are the conclusions formulated by Pillemer (1988) in an extensive review of the literature on nursing home abuse. Pillemer cited education as a strong predictor of abuse; this because of its relations* to caregiver attitudes toward the elderly. As Pillemer (1988) put it: . . . Both nurses and nursing aides with lower levels of education have been found to have more negative attitudes toward the elderly . . . and to be more likely to engage .in maltreatment or other negative behaviors (p. 222) While education is the focus of this research, it can be noted that a number of other caregiver characteristics have also been found to be associated with the abuse of the elderly in health-care facilities. In this regard, it has been observed that younger staff members are more likely to hold negative attitudes and to abuse patients than older staff members (Penner, Luderria & Mead, 1984). Similarly, there are fi
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