Elder mistreatment is common and has serious consequences. The emergency department (ED) may provide a unique opportunity to detect this mistreatment, with social workers often asked to take the lead in assessment and intervention. Despite this, social workers may feel ill-equipped to conduct assessments for potential mistreatment, due in part to a lack of education and training. As a result, the authors created the Emergency Department Elder Mistreatment Assessment Tool for Social Workers (ED-EMATS) using a multiphase, modified Delphi technique with a national group of experts. This tool consists of both an initial and comprehensive component, with 11 and 17 items, respectively. To our knowledge, this represents the first elder abuse assessment tool for social workers designed specifically for use in the ED. The hope is that the ED-EMATS will increase the confidence of ED social workers in assessing for elder mistreatment and help ensure standardization between professionals.

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使用改进的 Delphi 技术为社会工作者开发急诊科老年人虐待评估工具。

虐待老人很常见，后果很严重。急诊科 (ED) 可能提供一个独特的机会来发现这种虐待，社会工作者经常被要求带头进行评估和干预。尽管如此，部分由于缺乏教育和培训，社会工作者可能觉得没有能力对潜在的虐待进行评估。因此，作者使用多阶段、改良的德尔菲技术与全国专家组一起创建了急诊科针对社会工作者的老年人虐待评估工具 (ED-EMATS)。该工具由初始部分和综合部分组成，分别有 11 项和 17 项。据我们所知，这是第一个专为 ED 设计的社会工作者虐待老人评估工具。