Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE)
Date
1995
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Publisher
The Canadian Association of Gerontology
Abstract
Reis and Nahmiash developed the Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE) in 1995 and validated it in 2010 to provide communities with a tool to screen for elder abuse through informal caregivers rather than having individuals rely on professional reporting. CASE is designed as a brief questionnaire that caregivers can complete themselves or other community members can administer to the caregiver in question. CASE includes eight yes-or-no questions, each asking “Do you…” with a space to insert the name of the older adult they care for. The questions center around asking the caregiver whether they have trouble managing the elder’s behavior and whether they are mistreating the elder in their lives. This screening tool is appropriate for use by English-speaking adult caregivers and their community members, and could also be adapted for use by medical professionals. CASE is available for public use, but parties should contact The Canadian Association of Gerontology if they are interested in reprinting this tool. (CVR Abstract)
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Training: Unspecified
Number of Items: 8
Number of Items: 8
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Keywords
Elder Abuse, Screening Tool, Purpose: Detection, Administration: Self-Administered, Population: Caregivers to Older Adults, Possible Elder Abuse Perpetrator
Citation
Reis, M., & Nahmiash, D. (1995). Validation of the caregiver abuse screen (CASE). Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 14(S2), 45-60.