Khurshid Mattoo^1,, Rishabh Garg², Vishwadeepak Singh³

In terms of mortality, covid 19 pandemic left most dead in the elderly age group of 75 years and above. With such impact on a specific age group, it becomes significant to know the association of such deaths under the prism of widespread elder abuse among the elderly population. The effect of the pandemic on the global economy by laying off employees has just begun. Whether it will increase or decrease elder abuse remains to be seen. Interventions in elder abuse have been undertaken at primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary levels. They can be targeted to an individual, formal/informal caregiver, hospital staff or to a broader community. Health care workers have been requested to report and/or intervene at any/all levels including their visiting patients. Interventions can be psychoeducational, psychotherapeutic, supportive or service based. The strength of evidence in most of the intervention studies has been not only found to be weak but also lack quality study designs. This brief review presents an insight on the types of elder abuse interventions and the strength and limitations of such interventions. The aim of the review is to broadly configure the idea of elder abuse intervention types and methods that have been scrutinized through various reviews and systematic reviews. The objective of this review is to present the recent research outcomes in elder abuse interventions.

elder maltreatment, elder abuse, psychotherapy, psychoeducation, caregiver, neglect