Beach, S. R. & Schulz, R. (2017). Family Caregiver Factors Associated with Unmet Needs for Care of Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(3), 560-566.
Themes:
Caregivers*
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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Ben-Harush, A., Shiovitz-Ezra, S., Doron, I., Alon, S., Leibovitz, A., Golander, H., Haron, Y. & Ayalon, L. (2017). Ageism Among Physicians, Nurses, and Social Workers: Findings from a Qualitative Study. European Journal of Ageing, 14(1), 39-48.
Themes:
Ageism*
Bentrott, M. & Margrett, J. (2017). Adopting a Multilevel Approach to Protecting Residents' Rights to Sexuality in the Long-Term Care Environment: Policies, Staff Training, and Response Strategies. Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of NSRC, 14(4), 359-369.
Bernal, R. (2017). Do I Really Have To?: An Examination of Mandatory Reporting Statutes and the Civil and Criminal Penalties Imposed for Failure to Report Elder Abuse. Elder Law Journal, 25(1), 133-160.
Blumenfeld Arens, O., Fierz, K. & Zúñiga, F. (2017). Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: Do Special Care Units Make a Difference? A Secondary Data Analysis of the Swiss Nursing Homes Human Resources Project. Gerontology, 63(2), 169-179.
Themes:
Incapacity and handicap* and institution*
Calvé, J. & Beaulieu, M. (2017). La création et l’utilisation de guides de pratique en travail social : illustration d’une pratique en contexte d’autonégligence. Intervention, (146), 53-63.
Burnes, D. (2017). Community Elder Mistreatment Intervention with Capable Older Adults: Toward a Conceptual Practice Model. Gerontologist, 57(3), 409-416.
Burnes, D., Henderson Jr, C. R., Sheppard, C., Zhao, R., Pillemer, K. & Lachs, M. S. (2017). Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Public Health, 107(8), e13-e21.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and financial mistreatment*
Burnes, D., Pillemer, K. & Lachs, M. S. (2017). Elder Abuse Severity: A Critical but Understudied Dimension of Victimization for Clinicians and Researchers. Gerontologist, 57(4), 745-756.
Themes:
Neglect*, physical mistreatment*, psychological mistreatment* and research*
Burnes, D. & Lachs, M. S. (2017). The Case for Individualized Goal Attainment Scaling Measurement in Elder Abuse Interventions. Journal of Applied Gerontology: The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 36(1), 116-122.
Themes:
Intervention* and measure*