https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520918580
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
1–23
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Original Research
Evaluating the
Effectiveness of I-NEED
Program: Improving
Nurses’ Detection
and Management
of Elder Abuse and
Neglect—A 6-Month
Prospective Study
Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin, MBBS, MMed
(Family Medicine),
1
Choo Wan Yuen, MMedSc (PH), MAppStats, PhD,
1
Sajaratulnisah Othman, MBBS, MMed
(Family Medicine), PhD,
1
Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi, MBBS, MPH, PhD,
1
Farizah Mohd Hairi, MBBS, MPH, DSc,
1
Zainudin Ali, MBBS, MPH, MPH (Epid),
2
and Suriyati Abdul Aziz, MD, MPH
2
Abstract
Elder abuse and neglect (EAN) goes largely unrecognized and underreported
globally by health care professionals. Despite acknowledging their role to
intervene elder abuse, health care professionals lacked knowledge and
skills in this issue. This is a single-blinded, three-armed, cluster randomized
1
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2
Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Corresponding Author:
Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia.
Email: fadzilah.hanum@ummc.edu.my
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