Perceptions of older adults and health professionals about digital screening tools for elder mistreatment in the emergency department.

Background: Healthcare settings represent a missed opportunity to systematically identify and address mistreatment.

Objective: Our objective was to obtain perspectives of older adults, caregivers, and emergency care providers regarding screening and intervention for elder mistreatment in the emergency department (ED) with a focus on utilizing digital health tools to facilitate the process. These findings will inform the development of a Web-based, digital health tool optimized for a tablet device to educate, screen, and facilitate reporting of elder mistreatment among patients presenting to the ED.