Table 2.

PICO 2 Study Abstraction

Study	Location	Sample Size	Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria	Study Design	Intervention or Protocol Details	Findings
Carr et al., 1986	U.S. academic hospital	N = 50	Hospitalized patients with suspected elder abuse or neglect	Protocol plus summary of ongoing work	Referral system. Initial assessment by one individual. If concern, then full assessment by RN, MD, and social worker. Cases reviewed and recs made by an Elder Assessment Team	Limited outcome data on 50 cases suggest that the team approach can accurately identify cases.
Matlaw & Spence, 1994	U.S. academic ED	N = 130	Age 60 and older, plus 2 cases of permanently disabled individuals under age 60.	This study provides results from the protocol initially reported by Carr et al. in 1986	Multidisciplinary Elder Assessment Team	130 cases of suspected abuse, 90 (69%) confirmed and reported by EAT.
Rosen, Mehta-Naik et al., 2018	U.S. academic ED	NA	Patient reports elder abuse OR ED staff or EMS suspect abuse	Protocol description	Consultation to the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team. Social worker evaluation, phone consult with MD, consider in-person MD eval, additional hospital and community resources/referrals	Protocol only
Jones et al., 1988	U.S. academic ED	N = 36	Documented abuse or neglect	Retrospective review	Protocol developed to aid emergency physicians in abuse identification based on history, physical, and psychosocial components	Protocol only
Tomita, 1982	U.S. academic hospital.	NA	Not specified	Protocol	Protocol provides guideline for interviewing patient and caregiver and suggests interventions	Protocol only

Note. ED = Emergency Department, EAT = Elder Assessment Team, EMS = Emergency Medical Srvices