Using administrative data from adult protective services: opportunities and considerations

As federal agencies support the development of data systems for adult protective services (APS), researchers and practitioners are increasingly using administrative data to study types of adult maltreatment, including self-neglect, and the systems that respond to them. To date, however, APS has work...

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Published in:	Journal of elder abuse & neglect Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 77 - 92
Main Authors:	Steinman, Kenneth J., Liu, Pi-Ju, Anetzberger, Georgia, Pettey Rockwood, Alyssa, Teferra, Andreas, Ejaz, Farida Kassim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Routledge 01-01-2022 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	administrative data analysis Adult abuse & neglect Adult protective services Aged Elder Abuse - prevention & control elder abuse/statistics and numerical data Government Agencies Humans Missing data quality assessment Self-Neglect Social Welfare administrative data analysis elder abuse/statistics and numerical data Adult protective services quality assessment
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Summary:	As federal agencies support the development of data systems for adult protective services (APS), researchers and practitioners are increasingly using administrative data to study types of adult maltreatment, including self-neglect, and the systems that respond to them. To date, however, APS has worked with little guidance about how best to use these data. This situation has contributed to inconsistent findings and uneven quality of research. Based on the authors' experience in multiple states and using examples from research and practice, this paper reviews practical considerations related to organizing and analyzing APS administrative data. We address concerns related to time-limited, erroneous, and missing data, as well as defining metrics and accounting for the multilevel structure of data with repeated observations. Reviewing these methodological details can help APS practitioners strengthen quality assurance processes and improve research in this important area.
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ISSN:	0894-6566 1540-4129
DOI:	10.1080/08946566.2021.2020700