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008			110331s1998 eng
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100			_aCai, Dai Sheng _9867
245			_aThe factors that influence Christchurch general practitioners' action taken on elder abuse and neglect _cCai, Dai Sheng
246			_aDissertation submitted for the degree of Master of Health Science at the Christchurch School of Medicine, 1998
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520			_aThis study was undertaken to determine the factors that influence Christchurch general practitioners' (GPs) action taken to deal with elder abuse, what are the barriers to taking action, and what would be or will be helpful for future action to deal with elder abuse. Systematic sampling was used to survey 112 GPs in Christchurch City and suburbs, and the overall respondent rate was 77% in this study. The overwhelming majority of respondents (98.8%) recognised elder abuse and neglect as a social or medical problem, but 66.3% of respondents reported that they had received no educational content on elder abuse and neglect during their former training programme. The results indicate that there is a need to educate both health professionals and the community on elder abuse and neglect, and to provide more support and help for victims and their caregivers. This might include professional training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, community education, respite care, providing more information for victims or caregivers, strengthening community networks of service agencies for older people, and financial support.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aCAREGIVERS _999
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCOMMUNITY SERVICES _9150
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDEMOGRAPHICS _9189
650	2	7	_2FVC _aELDER ABUSE _9220
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
650	2	7	_9414 _aOLDER PEOPLE _2FVC
650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
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