C. Mccreadie et al., INVESTIGATING BRITISH GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF ELDER ABUSE - REPORT OF A RESEARCH STUDY IN AN INNER LONDON BOROUGH, Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 9(3), 1998, pp. 23-39
Despite the involvement of the medical profession in drawing attention
to elder abuse, no research has been conducted in Britain about their
experience with the problem. This article is based on a study underta
ken in 1996 in the inner London borough of Tower Hamlets. All general
medical practitioners (GPs) working in the community were asked about
their knowledge and experience of elder abuse; 73 GPs responded, a 68%
response rate. One particular aspect of the study is described, both
for its methodological interest and for its findings. It involved aski
ng respondents about twenty situations of suspected elder abuse; 84% (
61 GPs) had an older patient in at least one of these situations.