Resident-to-resident abuse in nursing homes as reported by nurse aides. 2012

Nicholas G Castle
Department of Health Policy & Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. castlen@pitt.edu

Information on the scale and scope of resident-to-resident abuse, including verbal, physical, material, psychological, and sexual abuse, is presented. Nursing homes (n = 249) from ten states were used, with a total of 4,451 nurse aides in these facilities returning the questionnaire. Most nursing homes experienced verbal, physical, material, and psychological abuse, but sexual abuse was less common. Our findings clearly show that both the scale and scope of resident-to-resident abuse is high in nursing homes. Resident-to-resident abuse is common enough to be considered an issue of concern impacting the quality of life and safety of many residents.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007398 Interpersonal Relations The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons. Social Relationships,Husband-Wife Communication,Partner Communication,Communication, Husband-Wife,Communication, Partner,Husband Wife Communication,Husband-Wife Communications,Interpersonal Relation,Partner Communications,Relation, Interpersonal,Relationship, Social,Social Relationship
D008297 Male Males
D009728 Nursing Assistants Nurse Aide,Nurses' Aides,Nursing Auxiliaries,Aide, Nurse,Aides, Nurse,Aides, Nurses',Assistant, Nursing,Assistants, Nursing,Auxiliaries, Nursing,Auxiliary, Nursing,Nurse Aides,Nurse's Aides,Nurses Aides,Nurses' Aide,Nursing Assistant,Nursing Auxiliary
D009735 Nursing Homes Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization. Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D004552 Elder Abuse Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel. Abuse Experiences, Elder,Aged Abuse,Elder Abuse Experiences,Elder Maltreatment,Elder Mistreatment,Elder Neglect,Elderly Abuse,Experience of Elder Abuse,Senior Abuse,Senior Neglect,Abuse Experience, Elder,Abuse, Aged,Abuse, Elder,Abuse, Elderly,Abuse, Senior,Elder Abuse Experience,Elderly Abuses,Experience, Elder Abuse,Maltreatment, Elder,Mistreatment, Elder,Neglect, Elder,Neglect, Senior,Senior Abuses,Senior Neglects
D005260 Female Females
D006707 Homes for the Aged Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required. Old Age Homes,Residential Aged Care Facility,Senior Housing,Home, Old Age,Homes, Old Age,Housing, Senior,Old Age Home
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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