Effects of human rights sensitivity and perception of elder abuse on intention to intervene in elder abuse by workers in home welfare facilities and medical welfare facilities for older adults: A cross-sectional correlation study

Abstract

Purpose: This study examined the effects of long-term care worker’s human rights sensitivity and perceptions of elder abuse on their intentions to intervene in elder abuse. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive design. Data accrued from 120 Workers (nurses, nurse assistants, and care workers) in Home Welfare Facilities and Medical Welfare Facilities for Older Adults using a convenience sampling method. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 software package. Results: Perception of elder abuse was analyzed to explain 30.0% of the intention to intervene in elder abuse. The higher the perception of elder abuse, the higher the intention to intervene in elder abuse (β=.32, p<.001). Conclusion: These results highlight that the higher the human rights sensitivity and awareness of elder abuse, the higher the intention to intervene in elder abuse. Awareness of elder abuse was found to be the only factor influencing the intention to intervene in elder abuse.