Analysis of Perception, Incidence of Witnessed and Response Attitudes of Elder Abuse among Staffs in Long-term care Hospital

This study aims to examine the perception, incidence of witnessed and response attitudes of elder abuse among staffs in long-term care hospital. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire of 169 workers from long-term care hospita and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 29.0 program. The results showed that the participants' perception of elder abuse was 1.74±0.48 points. Among the types of abuse, physical abuse had the highest perception, while emotional abuse had the lowest perception. The most frequently witnessed type of elder abuse by the participants was emotional abuse, accounting for 36.1%, followed by sexual abuse, physical abuse, and financial abuse. Regarding responses to witnessing abuse, 70.4% of the participants reported taking actions other than reporting the abuse. Three-shift workers had a higher awareness of elder abuse than two-shift workers, and nursing assistants had a higher awareness than care workers. Two-shift workers, care workers, and those who had not received elder abuse education had the highest rate of non-response when witnessing elder abuse. This study highlights the need for customized elder abuse education based on job category and work type to prevent elder abuse in nursing hospitals.