Feasibility of Elder Mistreatment VOICES-CI Screening Tool

Yale University102 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of the VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention among older adults with cognitive impairment.

The VOICES Elder Abuse Intervention was developed and refined to promote self-identification and self-disclosure to increase reporting of elder abuse and elder mistreatment at the point-of-care in the Emergency Department (ED) setting. A study (N= 1000) examining the use of VOICES in a busy ED with cognitively intact older adults was completed. The purpose of this study is to to assess the feasibility (N= 80) of the VOICES screening tool among older adults with cognitive impairment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

102

Conditions

Elder Abuse Elder Mistreatment

Interventions

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES)BEHAVIORAL

Virtual cOaching in making Informed Choices on Elder Mistreatment Self-Disclosure (VOICES) screening tool.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. Age 60 or above 4. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score between 14-25 5. Not in police custody 6. Non-full trauma track upon arrival 7. Able to consent and communicate in English 8. Agrees and able to use the iPad Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects who live in nursing homes or other long-term care settings 2. At the discretion of the clinician, patient will be excluded if they cannot safely undergo the studies required for participation 3. Subject refusal to participate 4. Subjects with clear signs of elder mistreatment 5. Severe hearing and vision impairment 6. Presenting with acute intoxication 7. Presenting with active psychotic symptoms 8. Presenting with COVID-19 diagnosis and/or severe COVID-19 symptoms

Locations (1)

St. Raphael Emergency Department

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Participation

Participation will be determined by the number of patients with cognitive impairment enrolled in VOICES. Successful enrollment of 80 older adults (N=80).

Time frame: 5-10 minutes before VOICES intervention use.

Usage

Usage will be determined by the number of patients enrolled in the study that complete the VOICES tool. Our target is to enroll 80 older adults (N=80).

Time frame: 5-10 minutes directly following VOICES intervention.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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