Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review

Abuse of vulnerable adults in institutional settings has been reported from various countries; however, there has been no systematic review of the characteristics of the victims and their Q3 abusers. Our aim was to identify and synthesise the literature on victims and perpetrators of abuse in instit...

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Main Authors: Kamavarapu, Y.S., Ferriter, Michael, Morton, S., Völlm, Birgit
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37424/
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author Kamavarapu, Y.S.
Ferriter, Michael
Morton, S.
Völlm, Birgit
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Ferriter, Michael
Morton, S.
Völlm, Birgit
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description Abuse of vulnerable adults in institutional settings has been reported from various countries; however, there has been no systematic review of the characteristics of the victims and their Q3 abusers. Our aim was to identify and synthesise the literature on victims and perpetrators of abuse in institutions and the characteristics of the institutions where abuse occurs in order to inform interventions to prevent such abuse. Methods: Searches of MEDLINE (OVID), CINHAL (EBSCO), EMBASE (OVID) and PsychINFO (OVID) databases identified 4279 references. After screening of titles and abstracts, 123 citations merited closer inspection. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 articles were included in the review. Results: Our review suggested that the evidence available on risk factors is not extensive but some conclusions can be drawn. Clients, staff, institutional and environmental factors appear to play a role in increasing the risk of abuse. Cases of abuse may be underreported. Conclusions: Vulnerable clients need closer monitoring. Clients and staff may lack the awareness and knowledge to identify and report abuse. Institutions should take proactive steps to monitor clients, train staff and devise systems that allow for the identification and reporting of incidents of abuse and take steps to prevent such incidents. Staff need education and awareness of institutional policies to identify and report abuse. There is a need for further research into the association between the individual client, staff and institutional characteristics and abuse. Such information may be useful in quantifying risk to individual clients and planning their care.
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spelling nottingham-374242020-05-04T18:21:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37424/ Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review Kamavarapu, Y.S. Ferriter, Michael Morton, S. Völlm, Birgit Abuse of vulnerable adults in institutional settings has been reported from various countries; however, there has been no systematic review of the characteristics of the victims and their Q3 abusers. Our aim was to identify and synthesise the literature on victims and perpetrators of abuse in institutions and the characteristics of the institutions where abuse occurs in order to inform interventions to prevent such abuse. Methods: Searches of MEDLINE (OVID), CINHAL (EBSCO), EMBASE (OVID) and PsychINFO (OVID) databases identified 4279 references. After screening of titles and abstracts, 123 citations merited closer inspection. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 articles were included in the review. Results: Our review suggested that the evidence available on risk factors is not extensive but some conclusions can be drawn. Clients, staff, institutional and environmental factors appear to play a role in increasing the risk of abuse. Cases of abuse may be underreported. Conclusions: Vulnerable clients need closer monitoring. Clients and staff may lack the awareness and knowledge to identify and report abuse. Institutions should take proactive steps to monitor clients, train staff and devise systems that allow for the identification and reporting of incidents of abuse and take steps to prevent such incidents. Staff need education and awareness of institutional policies to identify and report abuse. There is a need for further research into the association between the individual client, staff and institutional characteristics and abuse. Such information may be useful in quantifying risk to individual clients and planning their care. Elsevier 2016-11-10 Article PeerReviewed Kamavarapu, Y.S., Ferriter, Michael, Morton, S. and Völlm, Birgit (2016) Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review. European Psychiatry, 40 . pp. 45-54. ISSN 1778-3585 characteristics staff adults vulnerable caregiver institution abuse http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924933816300876 doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.07.002 doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.07.002
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staff
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vulnerable
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institution
abuse
Kamavarapu, Y.S.
Ferriter, Michael
Morton, S.
Völlm, Birgit
Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title_full Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title_fullStr Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title_short Institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
title_sort institutional abuse – characteristics of victims, perpetrators and organsations: a systematic review
topic characteristics
staff
adults
vulnerable
caregiver
institution
abuse
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37424/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37424/