Lichtenberg, P. A., Campbell, R., Hall, L., & Gross, E. Z. (2020). Context Matters: Financial, Psychological, and Relationship Insecurity Around Personal Finance Is Associated With Financial Exploitation. Gerontologist, 60(6), 1040–1049.
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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Mehri, S., Hosseini, M. A., Shahbelaghi, F. M., Fallahi-Khoshknab, M., & Zardkhaneh, S. A. (2020). Explaining Nurses’ Perception of the Causes of Ageism in Hospital Settings. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 17(5), 1–6.
Themes:
Ageism* and hospital settings*
Monahan, C., Macdonald, J., Lytle, A., Apriceno, M., & Levy, S. R. (2020). COVID-19 and Ageism: How Positive and Negative Responses Impact Older Adults and Society. American Psychologist, 75(7), 887–896.
Mosqueda, L., Neumann, A., & Ruiz-Lopez, E. (2020). Reframing Elder Abuse. Generations, 44(1), 17–19.
Previtali, F., Allen, L. D., & Varlamova, M. (2020). Not Only Virus Spread: The Diffusion of Ageism during the Outbreak of COVID-19. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 32(4/5), 506–514.
Sathya, T., & Premkumar, R. (2020). Association of functional limitations and disability with elder abuse in India: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 1–11.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and incapacity and handicap*
Spira, M., Perkins, N. H., & Gilman, A. H. (2020). Trauma from Physical and Emotional Sibling Violence as a Potential Risk Factor for Elder Abuse. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(3), 162–173.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Starr, L. (2020). Taking an unfair advantage -- breaching professional boundaries for personal gain. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 26(9), 29.
Themes:
Ethical Issues* and financial mistreatment*
Stodolska, A., Parnicka, A., Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B., & Grodzicki, T. (2020). Exploring Elder Neglect: New Theoretical Perspectives and Diagnostic Challenges. Gerontologist, 60(6), e438–e448.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and neglect*
Teresi, J. A., Silver, S., Ramirez, M., Kong, J., Eimicke, J. P., Boratgis, G. D., Meador, R., Schultz, L., Lachs, M. S., & Pillemer, K. A. (2020). Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) intervention for direct care staff in assisted living residences: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 21(1), 1–16.