Table 2.
Characteristics of individuals identified with suspicion of abuse (n = 17). The shading indicates the type of abuse described by each individual.
| Type of abuse | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Sex | Race | Chief complaint | AMT4, MMSE scoresa | Psychological | Neglect | Financial | Physical | Alleged perpetrator |
| 65 | F | White | MVC, back pain | 4 | Husband | ||||
| 65 | F | White | Seizure | 4 | Son | ||||
| 66 | F | White | Wrist pain | 4 | Husband | ||||
| 67 | M | Black | Pneumonia | 2, 21 | Uncertain | ||||
| 68 | M | Asian | Alcohol problem | 4 | Friend | ||||
| 69 | F | Black | Medical problem | 4 | Nursing home | ||||
| 71 | F | White | Diarrhea | 4 | Son | ||||
| 71 | F | Black | Arm pain | 2, 18 | Husband | ||||
| 73 | F | Black | Anxiety | 3, 17 | Husband | ||||
| 73 | F | Black | Abdominal pain, emesis | 4 | Husband | ||||
| 75 | M | White | Knee pain, alcohol | 4 | Children | ||||
| 76 | F | White | Failure to thrive | 4 | Assisted living | ||||
| 76 | M | White | Fever, syncope | 4 | Wife | ||||
| 77 | F | White | Back pain | 4 | Boyfriend | ||||
| 79 | F | White | Shortness of breath | 2, 16 | Daughter | ||||
| 84 | F | White | Stroke, aphasia | 4 | Daughter | ||||
| ≥90 | F | White | Fall, possible UTI | 4 | Son | ||||
a
Patients with an Abbreviated Mental Test-4 (AMT4) score <4 completed the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), where MMSE scores of 21–26 indicate mild impairment, 11–20 indicate moderate impairment, and <11 indicate severe impairment.MVC - Motor vehicle collision; UTI - urinary tract infection