Busso, D. S., O’Neil, M., & Volmert, A. (2020). The Might of Metaphor: Strengthening Support for Elder Abuse Prevention. Generations, 44(1), 10–16.
Themes:
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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Choolayil, A. C., & Putran, L. (2020). Ageism among Undergraduate Students: Do Grandparents make a Difference? Indian Journal of Gerontology, 34(3), 333–342.
Themes:
Prevention*
Debois, K. A., Evans, S. D., & Chatfield, S. L. (2020). Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Long-Term Care: Analysis of Structured and Unstructured Data From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2016. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(10) 1069-1077
Themes:
Bullying* and older adults to older adults mistreatment*
Dow, B., Gahan, L., Gaffy, E., Joosten, M., Vrantsidis, F., & Jarred, M. (2020). Barriers to Disclosing Elder Abuse and Taking Action in Australia. Journal of Family Violence, 35(8), 853–861.
Themes:
Barriers to help seeking*
Gardner, W., States, D., & Bagley, N. (2020). The Coronavirus and the Risks to the Elderly in Long-Term Care. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 32(4/5), 310–315.
Themes:
COVID-19* and public policies*
Hall, Y., Greco, P., Hau, K., & Barak, Y. (2020). Older adults abuse: analysis of a New Zealand national dataset. International Psychogeriatrics, 31(8), 1003–1008.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and public policies*
Halphen, J. M., Dyer, C. B., Lee, J. L., Reyes-Ortiz, C. A., Murdock, C. C., Hiner, J. A., & Burnett, J. (2020). Capacity evaluations for adult protective services: videoconference or in-person interviews. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 32(2), 121–133.
Themes:
Intervention*
Han, S. D., & Mosqueda, L. (2020). Elder Abuse in the COVID‐19 Era. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(7), 1386–1387.
Themes:
COVID-19*
Herron, R. V., Funk, L. M., Spencer, D., & Wrathall, M. (2020). Assisted living facilities as sites of encounter: implications for older adults’ experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Ageing & Society, 40(7), 1577–1593.
Themes:
Ageism* and institution*
Higgs, P., & Gilleard, C. (2020). The ideology of ageism versus the social imaginary of the fourth age: two differing approaches to the negative contexts of old age. Ageing & Society, 40(8), 1617–1630.
Themes:
Ageism*