Brief Abuse Screen for the Elderly (BASE)

Date

1995

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

National Institute for the Care of the Elderly

Abstract

Reis and Nahmiash developed the Brief Abuse Screen for the Elderly (BASE) as part of an intervention model to combat abuse and neglect of older adults in 1995. BASE is designed for home-care workers to screen for abuse in new clients. To use BASE, trained health service workers complete a five-item questionnaire that includes questions about whether the person in question is a caregiver or care-receiver, a scale indicator of the suspicion of abuse, and what an estimated timeline for abuse intervention may need to be. This tool is designed for use with all English-speaking health service clients 60 years or over who are either caregivers or care-receivers. This tool is proprietary and interested parties should request permission from the authors to use it. (CVR Abstract)

Description

Cost: No
Training: Yes
Number of Items: 5
Rights: Proprietary

Keywords

Elder Abuse, Screening Tool, Purpose: Detection, Population: Older Adults, Population: Caregivers to Older Adults, Administration: Practitioner Observation, Suspected Elder Abuse

Citation

Reis, M., & Nahmiash, D. (1995). When seniors are abused: an intervention model. The Gerontologist, 35(5), 666-671.

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