Kleba, P. A. & Falk, N. L. (2014). The Elder Justice Act: What Nurses Need to Know. American Journal Of Nursing, 114(9), 65-68.
Themes:
Laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects* and prevention*
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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Kosberg, J. I. (2014). Rosalie Wolf memorial lecture: Reconsidering assumptions regarding men as elder abuse perpetrators and as elder abuse victims. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 26(3), 207-222.
Themes:
Gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Krohn, S. (2014). Consumer Beware. Victimization Of The Elderly & Disabled, 16(5), 65-76.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and prevention*
Lang, G., De Donder, L., Penhale, B., Ferreira-Alves, J., Tamutiene, I. & Luoma, M. (2014). Measuring Older Adults' Abuse: Evaluation of Formative Indicators to Promote Brevity. Educational Gerontology, 40(7), 531-542.
Themes:
Research* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Duguay, B., Bamba, M. & Boulard, D. (2014). Le sentiment de sécurité chez les personnes âgées dans les habitations à loyer modique : le cas de l’Office municipal d’habitation de Longueuil. Recherches sociographiques, LV(1), 11-30.
Leddy, M. A., Farrow, V. A. & Schulkin, J. (2014). Obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding elder abuse screening. Women's Health Issues: Official Publication of The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 24(4), e455-e464.
Lee, Y., Kaplan, C. P. & Perez-Stable, E. J. (2014). Elder Mistreatment among Chinese and Korean Immigrants: The Roles of Sociocultural Contexts on Perceptions and Help-Seeking Behaviors. Journal Of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 23(1), 20-44.
Themes:
Intercultural* and research*
Lee, M. & Kim, K. (2014). Prevalence and risk factors for self-neglect among older adults living alone in South Korea. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 7(2), 115-131.
Themes:
Intercultural*, risk factors and vulnerability* and self neglect*
Lee, H. Y. & Lightfoot, E. (2014). The Culture-Embedded Social Problem of Elder Mistreatment: A Review of International Literature on Asian Elders. Journal Of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 23(1), 5-19.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and research*
Lee, Y., Moon, A. & Gomez, C. (2014). Elder Mistreatment, Culture, and Help-Seeking: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Older Chinese and Korean Immigrants. Journal Of Elder Abuse And Neglect, 26(3), 244-269.
Themes:
Intercultural*, intervention* and research*