MIStreatment Screening in Elders Before Discharge
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Elder Abuse, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Neglect, Geriatrics, Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged, Aged
In brief
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of introducing, implementing, and integrating a brief, existent elder mistreatment screening tool (the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM)'s Elder Mistreatment - Screening And Response Tool (EM-SART) Pre-Screen) in the Memorial Herman Hospital (MHH)-Texas Medical Center (TMC)Acute Care of Elders(ACE) (MHH-TMC ACE) unit and to identify older adults who may already be suffering from abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation, as well as connecting the study participants to the primary Geriatric Medicine team on the ACE unit such that additional care, evaluation (including additional in-depth mistreatment screening), and intervention can be taken to prevent and minimize further harm prior to discharge. The investigators hope to reduce missed opportunities for mistreatment detection to lead to safer health outcomes and hospital discharges.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05807568
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2023-04-10
- Expected to finish
- 2026-02-02
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-11
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- current admission to the MHH-TMC ACE unit
- ability to independently hear, understand, and verbally answer the 3 participant questions on the NCAEM's EM-SART Pre-Screen screening tool when it is read to them
You may not qualify if…
- unwillingness to participate in the research study.
Where it is running
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
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