This study aimed to develop and validate REAGERA-S, a self-administered instrument to identify elder abuse as well as lifetime experiences of abuse in older adults. REAGERA-S consists of nine questions concerning physical, emotional, sexual, financial abuse and neglect. Participants were recruited among patients (≥ 65 years) admitted to acute in-hospital care (n = 179). Exclusion criteria were insufficient physical, cognitive, or language capacity to complete the instrument. A semi-structured interview conducted by a physician was used as a gold standard against which to assess the REAGERA-S. The final version was answered by 95 older adults, of whom 71 were interviewed. Sensitivity for lifetime experiences of abuse was 71.9% and specificity 92.3%. For elder abuse, sensitivity was 87.5% and specificity was 92.3%. REAGERA-S performed well in validation and can be recommended for use in hospitals to identify elder abuse as well as life-time experience of abuse among older adults.

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REAGERA-S的验证：一种新的自我管理的工具，用于识别住院的老年人中的老年人虐待和终身虐待经历。

这项研究旨在开发和验证REAGERA-S，这是一种自我管理的工具，可以识别老年人的虐待以及一生中虐待老年人的经历。REAGERA-S包含有关身体，情感，性，经济虐待和忽视的九个问题。在接受急诊住院治疗（n = 179）的患者（≥65岁）中招募了参与者。排除标准是身体，认知或语言能力不足以完成仪器。由医生进行的半结构式访谈被用作评估REAGERA-S的黄金标准。最终版本由95位老年人回答，其中71位接受了采访。一生遭受虐待的敏感性为71.9％，特异性为92.3％。对于老年人，敏感性为87.5％，特异性为92.3％。