International scientific articles

This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.

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2019

Abada, S., Clark, L. E., Sinha, A. K., Xia, R., Pace-Murphy, K., Flores, R. J., & Burnett, J. (2019). Medication Regimen Complexity and Low Adherence in Older Community-Dwelling Adults With Substantiated Self-Neglect. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 38(6), 866–883.

  • Self neglect*

Abdi, A., Tarjoman, A., & Borji, M. (2019). Prevalence of elder abuse in Iran: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 39, 120–127.

  • Extent of the phenomenon*
  • Systematic review and meta analysis*

Ahmadi, P., Alavi, N. M., Gilasi, H. R., Safa, A., & Aghajani, M. (2019). Developing a Tool for Evaluating Ageism in Nursing Care of Older People in Kashan/Iran. Journal Of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 34(1), 25–33.

  • Ageism*
  • Hospital settings*

Altintop, I., & Tatli, M. (2019). Physical abuse of the elderly: a 4‐year retrospective evaluation in the emergency department. Psychogeriatrics, 19(1), 10–15.

  • Hospital settings*
  • Physical mistreatment*

Amarnani, R. K., Restubog, S. L. D., Bordia, P., & Abbasi, A. A. (2019). Age as double‐edged sword among victims of customer mistreatment: A self‐esteem threat perspective. Human Resource Management, 58(3), 285–299.

  • Ageism*
  • Consequences (en)*
  • Working environments*

Aparecida Pinheiro Landim Almeida, C., Coelho e. Silva Neto, M., Ferreira Duarte Carvalho, F. M. & Campêlo Lago, E. (2019). The Aspects Related to Violence Against Elderly: Nurse’s Perception from the Family Health Strategy. Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado e Fundamental, 11(2), 404–410.

  • Detection and identification*
  • Hospital settings*
  • Training*

Benbow, S. M., Bhattacharyya, S., & Kingston, P. (2019). Older adults and violence: an analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews in England involving adults over 60 years of age. Ageing & Society, 39(6), 1097–1121.

  • Caregivers*
  • Consequences (en)*
  • Family violence*
  • Physical mistreatment*

Bhatia, P. & Soletti, A. B. (2019). Hushed Voices: Views and Experiences of Older Women on Partner Abuse in Later Life. Ageing International, 44(1), 41–56.

  • Consequences (en)*
  • Gender*
  • Intimate partner violence*

Bornstein, R. F. (2019). Synergistic dependencies in partner and elder abuse. American Psychologist.

  • Caregivers*
  • Intimate partner violence*

Botbol, M. (2019). Salariés âgés, les maltraitances au travail. Soins. Gerontologie, 24(137), 18–19.

  • Ageism*
  • Working environments*

Burnes, D., Lachs, M. S., Burnette, D., & Pillemer, K. (2019). Varying Appraisals of Elder Mistreatment Among Victims: Findings from a Population-Based Study. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences, 74(5), 881–890.

  • Detection and identification*
  • Extent of the phenomenon*

Burnett, J., Dyer, C. B., Clark, L. E. & Halphen, J. M. (2019). A Statewide Elder Mistreatment Virtual Assessment Program: Preliminary Data. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(1), 151–155.

  • Interdisciplinary, interprofessional, intersectorial*
  • Intervention (en)*
  • Urban or rural areas*

Busso, D. S., Volmert, A., & Kendall-Taylor, N. (2019). Reframing Aging: Effect of a Short-Term Framing Intervention on Implicit Measures of Age Bias. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 74(4), 559–564.

  • Ageism*
  • Intervention (en)*

Bustamante, A. V., Martinez, A., Rich, J., Chen, X., & Rodriguez, H. P. (2019). Comparing costs of a senior wellness care redesign in group and independent physician practices of an accountable care organization. International Journal of Health Planning & Management, 34(1), 241–250.

  • Wellness care*

Cadieux, J., Chasteen, A. L., & Packer, D. J. (2019). Intergenerational Contact Predicts Attitudes Toward Older Adults Through Inclusion of the Outgroup in the Self. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 74(4), 575–584.

  • Ageism*
  • Best practices*

Campbell, R. J., Gross, E. & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2019). Cross-validation of the screening scale in an adult protective services sample. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 25–37.

  • Financial mistreatment*
  • Validated tools*

Campbell, R. C., Lichtenberg, P. A., Hall, L. N., Teresi, J. A. & Ocepek-Welikson, K. (2019). Assessment of financial decision making: an informant scale. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 115–128.

  • Financial mistreatment*
  • Incapacity and handicap*
  • Validated tools*

Cannell, B., Gonzalez, J. M. R., Livingston, M., Jetelina, K. K., Burnett, J. & Weitlauf, J. C. (2019). Pilot testing the detection of elder abuse through emergency care technicians (DETECT) screening tool: results from the DETECT pilot project. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 129–145.

  • Hospital settings*
  • Validated tools*

Chang, M. (2019). Comparative Study on Subjective Experience of Elder Abuse Between Older Korean Immigrants in the United States and Older Koreans in Korea. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 88(2), 187–210.

  • Extent of the phenomenon*
  • Intercultural*
  • Psychological mistreatment*

Chapa, R. L., Hicks, B. M., Prihoda, T. J., Smiley, L. A., Englehart, L. M., & Taverna, M. V. (2019). Extent of Elder Abuse Training in Dental Hygiene Curricula and Program Directors’ Perceptions of Importance of and Barriers to Implementation. Journal Of Dental Education, 83(1), 39–47.

  • Detection and identification*
  • Training*

Chopin, J., & Beauregard, E. (2019). Elderly Sexual Abuse: An Examination of the Criminal Event. Sexual Abuse: A Journal Of Research And Treatment. 1-21

  • Sexual mistreatment*

Conrad, K. J., Liu, P.-J., & Iris, M. (2019). Examining the role of substance abuse in elder mistreatment: Results from mistreatment investigations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(2), 366–391.

  • Community*
  • Risk factors and vulnerability*

Corbi, G., Grattagliano, I., Sabbà, C., Fiore, G., Spina, S., Ferrara, N., & Campobasso, C. P. (2019). Elder abuse: perception and knowledge of the phenomenon by healthcare workers from two Italian hospitals. Internal & Emergency Medicine, 14(4), 549–555.

  • Detection and identification*
  • Hospital settings*
  • Research*

Dobrowolska, B., Jędrzejkiewicz, B., Pilewska-Kozak, A., Zarzycka, D., Ślusarska, B., Deluga, A., … Palese, A. (2019). Age discrimination in healthcare institutions perceived by seniors and students. Nursing Ethics, 26(2), 443–459.

  • Ageism*
  • Hospital settings*

Donizzetti, A. R. (2019). Ageism in an Aging Society: The Role of Knowledge, Anxiety about Aging, and Stereotypes in Young People and Adults. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 16(8), 1329.

  • Ageism*

Drake, S. A., Pickens, S., Wolf, D. A. & Thimsen, K. (2019). Improving medicolegal death investigative gaps of fatal elder abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 56–65.

  • Consequences (en)*
  • Laws and legal aspects*

Ernst, J. S. (2019). Older adults neglected by their caregivers: vulnerabilities and risks identified in an adult protective services sample. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(1), 5–15.

  • Caregivers*
  • Neglect*
  • Risk factors and vulnerability*

Fang, B., Yan, E. & Lai, D. W. L. (2019). Risk and protective factors associated with domestic abuse among older Chinese in the People’s Republic of China. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 82, 120–127.

  • Intercultural*
  • Intimate partner violence*
  • Risk factors and vulnerability*

Ferreira, J., Tavares, J. & Sousa, L. (2019). Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM): a study in residential structures for elderly people (ERI) in Portugal. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 66–76.

  • Older adults to older adults mistreatment*
  • Living environments*

Forlenza, S. T., Bourassa, D., Lyman, M., & Coughlin, M. (2019). Ageism, priming, and working with older adults among undergraduate exercise science students. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 37(1), 50-66

  • Ageism*
  • Training*

Friedman, L., Avila, S., Friedman, D., & Meltzer, W. (2019). Association between Type of Residence and Clinical Signs of Neglect in Older Adults. Gerontology, 65(1), 30–39.

  • Institution*
  • Neglect*

Fullen, M. C. (2019). Defining Wellness in Older Adulthood: Toward a Comprehensive Framework. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97(1), 62–74.

  • Definition (en)*
  • Explanatory theories and approaches*
  • Wellness care*

Gao, X., Sun, F. & Hodge, D. R. (2019). Elder Mistreatment Among Chinese American Families: Do Acculturation and Traditionalism Matter? Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(3), 465–473.

  • Intercultural*

Gao, X., Sun, F., Marsiglia, F. F., & Dong, X. (2019). Elder Mistreatment Among Older Chinese Americans: The Role of Family Cohesion. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 88(3), 266–285.

  • Community*
  • Intercultural*
  • Neglect*
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