Elder Abuse Risk Indicators and Screening Questions: Results from a Literature Search and a Panel of Experts from Developed and Developing Countries

SUMMARY In order to examine and compare expert opinions from elder abuse literature on risk indicators and screening questions to perspectives of experts from both developed and developing countries, a literature search was combined with a modified Delphi process involving 17 panel members. Each method resulted in a consensus on 48 risk indicators. These shared only 35% content. Each method also resulted in a consensus on screening questions: Thirteen questions for the literature search and nine for the Delphi panel. There were divergences between Delphi panel participants' responses from developed and developing countries indicating that more research is needed in developing countries.