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ABSTRACT
This article describes the development and initial testing of an index to judge appropriateness of closing cases of elder abuse in Korean Elder Protective Service Agencies. An Index to Close Cases of Elder Abuse (ICCEA) was developed with input and feedback from caseworkers and expert reviewers. The ICCEA included client, perpetrator, and family and environmental indicators. A sample of 457 agency records in domestic settings was used to test the validity of the ICCEA. The ICCEA illustrated some validity with three external variables: a global item assessing appropriateness of case closure, case status coded open or closed, and closure reasons. The ICCEA showed potential as an objective guide for deciding whether to close cases of elder abuse and for making follow-up care plans after case closure in Korea.
本文介绍了针对韩国老年保护服务机构结案是否合理的一种系数的研发与初步测试。虐老结案系数是跟据案例工作者和专家提供和反馈的信息形成的。该系数包括当事人、加害者、家庭以及环境指标。作者利用457份针对家庭环境的、老年保护服务机构的记录测试了这个系数的效度。虐老结案系数显示了三个变量的效度：评估结案是否合理的全球尺度；案件的状况即是否立案、是否结案；结案的理由。虐老结案系数有可能为判断虐老案是否应该结案、是否在结案后要进行后续关注提供了客观指导。