Validity of self-report screening scale for elder abuse: Women’s Health Australia Study. The Gerontologist, 43(1), 110-120, Table 1.

Description: The Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) is a 12-item self-report measure on four factors related to elder abuse - vulnerability, dependence, dejection, and coercion.

The Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS; Schofield et al., 2002) is a 12-item self-report instrument used to identify older women at risk of elder abuse.

Mar 29, 2017 · The Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale proved to be a valid instrument with good psychometric capacity for screening domestic abuse against older adults in Brazil.

Aug 20, 2023 · Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS) was used to assess elder abuse. This tool comprises 12 dichotomous questions that have good psychometric capacity for the …

Are you afraid of anyone in your family? Yes No Has anyone close to you tried to hurt you or harm you recently? Yes No Has anyone close to you called you names or put you down or made …

There are 12 VASS items each with a Yes or No response. • Are you sad or lonely often? • Do you feel uncomfortable with anyone in your family? • Can you take your own medication and …

Dec 5, 2022 · Results: seventeen tools were identified for measuring situations of elder abuse. They were categorized into 1) Tools for assessment of risk for abuse, and 2) Tools for …

Any form of abuse affects mental health and increases the chances of anxiety and depression among the older adults. The study aimed to assess the burden of abuse amongst older adults …

VASS consists of 12 yes-or-no straightforward questions that each focus on whether the respondent is afraid, experiencing harm, sad, or forced to do things they do not want to do. …