Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes: Overview and Research Agenda

Karl Andrew Pillemer

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This paper provides a critical review of the social science literature regarding maltreatment of patients in nursing homes. First, two conceptual issues are addressed: problems in defining maltreatment and a rationale for sociological study of the phenomenon. Next, the paper presents a theoretical model of potential causes of patient maltreatment, including exogenous variables, nursing home environment, and staff and patient characteristics. An agenda for research is outlined based on the model. Over the past 25 years, nursing homes have

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