Number and nuances: the implications for adult protection co‐ordinators and committees of the UK national prevalence study of abuse and neglect of older people
| Published date | 01 February 2008 |
| Pages | 13-23 |
| Date | 01 February 2008 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200800004 |
| Author | Jill Manthorpe,Anthea Tinker,Claudine McCreadie,Simon Biggs,Melanie Doyle,Bob Erens,Amy Hills |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Sociology |
The Journal of Adult Protection Volume 10 Issue 1 • February 2008 ©Pavilion Publishing (Journals) Limited 13
key words
research, elder abuse, adult
protection, service development,
stakeholder views
abstract
The findings of the UK
prevalence study of abuse and
neglect among older people provide
unique opportunities for adult
protection systems to consider
possible changes to their priorities,
activities, services and publicity. This
article reports first on the
contribution of adult protection co-
ordinators to the design and
execution of the research. It then
sets out potential uses for the
evidence provided by the study by
the adult protection community in
the UK. The article outlines some
of the media reactions to the
study that adult protection workers
will also have to understand
and navigate. It concludes with
some suggestions for future
research and service development
in the UK context.
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Introduction
The UK national prevalence study of abuse and neglect
(O’Keeffe et al, 2007) is a powerful resource for advocacy,
research and practice communities. It provides a wealth of
evidence about older people living in their own homes in the
community
,including the minority who have been abused
or neglected. It explores the type, frequency, impact of
mistreatment and neglect, and presents details of the impact
of and responses to the abuse from the perspectives of the
older person. The study’s depth facilitates comparisons with
international research and, morelocally
,has the potential to
inform legislation, training, support and professional activity.
Number and nuances:
the implications for adult
protection co-ordinators and
committees of the UK national
prevalence study of abuse and
neglect of older people
Jill Manthorpe
Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s
College London
Anthea Tinker
Claudine McCreadie
Simon Biggs
Institute of Gerontology, King’s College London
Melanie Doyle
Bob Erens
Amy Hills
National Centre for Social Research, London
Research paper
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