The Roybal Center for Elder Mistreatment Intervention Research supports research studies of behavioral and social interventions that aim to reduce exposure to elder mistreatment and its mental and physical impacts on community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers. All research follows the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development.
Funding Opportunities
What we fund: Proposals must focus on stages 0-2 of the NIH Stage Model of Behavioral Intervention Development and must be supported by a clearly defined mechanism. All proposals must be a clinical trial with adequate statistical power to test mechanism of behavior change and/or efficacy of the intervention, or they will be evaluated as nonresponsive.
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The Problem
- 15% of community-dwelling older adults experience mistreatment
- 50% of those living with dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders experience mistreatment
Elder mistreatment is a complex phenomenon that results from the interaction of many different factors. It can manifest as financial exploitation, neglect, and self-neglect, as well as physical, psychological, and/or sexual abuse.
Current Studies
Informal Stroke Caregivers
(NIH BID Stage 0) Ecological Momentary Analysis of Heart Rate Variability as a Marker of Stress Reactivity & Elder Mistreatment Aggression Potential in New Stroke Caregivers: A Mixed Methods Approach
Depression Treatment
(NIH BID Stage 1) Leveraging Adult Protective Service Interactions to Offer Evidence-Based Treatment for Depression in Elder Neglect/Self Neglect
Caregivers of Veterans
(NIH BID Stage 2) Web-Based Support Program for AD/ADRD Caregivers of Hospitalized Veterans Living with Dementia to Prevent Elder Mistreatment during Care Transitions from Hospital to Home
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