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Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 3
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The Interview for Decisional Abilities (IDA): a tool to assess the decisional capacity of abused and neglected older adults

Robert C. AbramsDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pamela AnsellDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Risa BreckmanDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Jason KarlawishDepartments of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, and Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Mark LachsDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Deborah Holt-KnightNew York City Adult Protective Services, Human Resources Administration, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Nancy NeedellDepartment of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Geoffrey RogersBrookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Veronica LoFasoDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Pages 244-254 | Published online: 27 Feb 2019
 
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ABSTRACT

We present the Interview for Decisional Abilities (IDA), a semi-structured tool for use by adult protective services (APS) workers as part of their comprehensive assessments of clients. The IDA was created in response to a Federal mandate to standardize the procedures and competencies of APS agencies with a view to improving client assessments and facilitating cross-jurisdictional research on adult mistreatment. The proximal aim of the IDA is to guide workers in gathering information on the ability of suspected victims of adult mistreatment to make decisions about the risks they face.

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This work was supported by the The New York Community Trust.

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