Salisbury, S. & Fawcett, A. (2017). Promising Practices for Incident Management: How We Can Keep Vulnerable Citizens Safer. Policy & Practice, 75(4), 8-39.
Themes:
Intervention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
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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Santos, A. J., Nunes, B., Kislaya, I., Gil, A. P. & Ribeiro, O. (2017). Psychological Elder Abuse: Measuring Severity Levels or Potential Family Conflicts? Journal of Adult Protection, 19(6), 380-393.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and psychological mistreatment*
Schecter, M. (2017). Protecting Older Adults in the Israeli Health System: Cross-Cultural Interactions Involved in Legal and Social Elder Abuse Interventions. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 29(2/3), 191-207.
Themes:
Hospital settings*, intercultural*, intervention* and public policies*
Shamaskin-Garroway, A. M., Giordano, N. & Blakley, L. (2017). Addressing Elder Sexual Abuse: The Critical Role for Integrated Care. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3(4), 410-422.
Themes:
Sexual mistreatment*
Silva, L. O., Souza-Silva, B. N., de Alcântara Rodrigues, J. L., Rigo, L., Cericato, G. L., Franco, A. & Paranhos, L. R. (2017). Identification and Management of Elder Physical Abuse in the Routine of Dentistry - A Systematic Review. Gerodontology, 34, 3-12.
Simpson, P., Horne, M., Brown, L. E., Wilson, C. B., Dickinson, T. & Torkington, K. (2017). Old(er) Care Home Residents and Sexual/Intimate Citizenship. Ageing & Society, 37(2), 243-265.
Themes:
Institution* and sexual mistreatment*
Sooryanarayana, R., Choo, W. Y., Hairi, N. N., Chinna, K., Hairi, F., Ali, Z. M., Ahmad, S. N., Razak, I. A., Aziz, S. A., Ramli, R., Mohamad, R., Mohammad, Z. L., Peramalah, D., Ahmad, N. A., Aris, T. & Bulgiba, A. (2017). The Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Abuse and Neglect in a Rural Community of Negeri Sembilan State: Baseline Findings from the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO), a Population-Based Survey. BMJ Open, 7(8), 1-10.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and intercultural*
Spreng, R. N., Cassidy, B. N., Darboh, B. S., DuPre, E., Lockrow, A. W., Setton, R. & Turner, G. R. (2017). Financial Exploitation Is Associated with Structural and Functional Brain Differences in Healthy Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72(10), 1365-1368.
Swift, H. J., Abrams, D., Lamont, R. A. & Drury, L. (2017). The Risks of Ageism Model: How Ageism and Negative Attitudes Toward Age Can Be a Barrier to Active Aging. Social Issues & Policy Review, 11(1), 195-231.
Themes:
Ageism*
Teresi, J. A., Ocepek-Welikson, K. & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2017). Item Response Theory Analysis of the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Screening Scale. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 213-228.