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Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns
PURPOSE: Elder abuse is a worldwide problem with serious consequences for individuals and society. The recognition of elder abuse is complex due to a lack of awareness and knowledge. In this systematic review, types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse were identif...
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author | van Houten, Miriam E. Vloet, Lilian C. M. Pelgrim, Thomas Reijnders, Udo J. L. Berben, Sivera A. A. |
author_facet | van Houten, Miriam E. Vloet, Lilian C. M. Pelgrim, Thomas Reijnders, Udo J. L. Berben, Sivera A. A. |
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description | PURPOSE: Elder abuse is a worldwide problem with serious consequences for individuals and society. The recognition of elder abuse is complex due to a lack of awareness and knowledge. In this systematic review, types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse were identified. METHODS: Databases of MEDLINE, COCHRANE, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched. The publication dates ranged from March 2005 to July 2020. In addition to the electronic searches, the reference lists and citing of included articles were hand-searched to identify additional relevant studies. The quality of descriptive and mixed-methods studies was assessed. RESULTS: The most commonly described physical signs in elder abuse were bruises. The characteristics of physical signs can be categorized into size, shape and distribution. Physical signs were anatomically predominantly located on the head, face/maxillofacial area (including eyes, ears and dental area), neck, upper extremities and torso (especially posterior). Physical signs related to sexual elder abuse were mostly located in the genital and perianal area and often accompanied by a significant amount of injury to non-genital parts of the body, especially the area of the head, arms and medial aspect of the thigh. CONCLUSIONS: Most common types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse were identified. To enhance (early) detection of physical signs in elder abuse, it is necessary to invest in (more) in-depth education and to include expertise from a forensic physician or forensic nurse in multidisciplinary team consultations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41999-021-00550-z. |
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spelling | pubmed-88609612022-02-23 Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns van Houten, Miriam E. Vloet, Lilian C. M. Pelgrim, Thomas Reijnders, Udo J. L. Berben, Sivera A. A. Eur Geriatr Med Review PURPOSE: Elder abuse is a worldwide problem with serious consequences for individuals and society. The recognition of elder abuse is complex due to a lack of awareness and knowledge. In this systematic review, types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse were identified. METHODS: Databases of MEDLINE, COCHRANE, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched. The publication dates ranged from March 2005 to July 2020. In addition to the electronic searches, the reference lists and citing of included articles were hand-searched to identify additional relevant studies. The quality of descriptive and mixed-methods studies was assessed. RESULTS: The most commonly described physical signs in elder abuse were bruises. The characteristics of physical signs can be categorized into size, shape and distribution. Physical signs were anatomically predominantly located on the head, face/maxillofacial area (including eyes, ears and dental area), neck, upper extremities and torso (especially posterior). Physical signs related to sexual elder abuse were mostly located in the genital and perianal area and often accompanied by a significant amount of injury to non-genital parts of the body, especially the area of the head, arms and medial aspect of the thigh. CONCLUSIONS: Most common types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse were identified. To enhance (early) detection of physical signs in elder abuse, it is necessary to invest in (more) in-depth education and to include expertise from a forensic physician or forensic nurse in multidisciplinary team consultations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41999-021-00550-z. Springer International Publishing 2021-09-13 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8860961/ /pubmed/34514555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00550-z Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Review van Houten, Miriam E. Vloet, Lilian C. M. Pelgrim, Thomas Reijnders, Udo J. L. Berben, Sivera A. A. Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title | Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title_full | Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title_fullStr | Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title_full_unstemmed | Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title_short | Types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: Awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
title_sort | types, characteristics and anatomic location of physical signs in elder abuse: a systematic review: awareness and recognition of injury patterns |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8860961/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34514555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-021-00550-z |
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