Van Royen, K., Van Royen, P., De Donder, L., & Gobbens, R. J. (2020). Elder Abuse Assessment Tools and Interventions for use in the Home Environment: a Scoping Review. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 15, 1793–1807.
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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Vale, M. T., Bisconti, T. L., & Sublett, J. F. (2020). Benevolent ageism: Attitudes of overaccommodative behavior toward older women. The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(5), 548–558.
Hazrati, M., Mashayekh, M., Sharifi, N., & Motalebi, S. A. (2020). Screening for domestic abuse and its relationship with demographic variables among elderly individuals referred to primary health care centers of Shiraz in 2018. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 291.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and intimate partner violence*
Heywood, W., Minichiello, V., Lyons, A., Fileborn, B., Hussain, R., Hinchliff, S., Malta, S., Barrett, C., & Dow, B. (2019). The Impact Of Experiences Of Ageism On Sexual Activity And Interest In Later Life. Ageing & Society, 39(4), 795–814.
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences* and sexual mistreatment*
Hincapie, D., Gilmore, M., Lenox, M., & Stripling, A. (2020). Assessment and treatment of elder abuse in spanish speaking americans: A scoping review. Aggression and Violent Behavior.
Hoppe, S. J. (2020). Traditional values and domestic violence: An examination of older women’s attitudes and the ability to care for oneself. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.
Themes:
Gender* and intimate partner violence*
Jimenez-Sotomayor, M. R., Gomez-Moreno, C., & Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E. (2020). Coronavirus, Ageism, and Twitter: An Evaluation of Tweets about Older Adults and COVID-19. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(8), 1661–1665.
Jonk, Y., Snow, K. I., Thayer, D., McGuire, C., Bratesman, S., Smith, C. A., & Ziller, E. (2020). Pent-up demand for care among dual-eligible victims of elder financial exploitation in maine. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*
Kaplan Serin, E., & Tülüce, D. (2020). Determining nursing students’ attitudes and empathic tendencies regarding aged discrimination. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care.
Themes:
Ageism*, hospital settings* and training*
Khan, A., Adil, A., Ameer, S., & Shujja, S. (2020). Caregiver abuse screen for older adults: Urdu translation, validation, factorial equivalence, and measurement invariance. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues.
Themes:
Caregivers* and validated tools and practice guidelines*