Lewis, V. J., White, V., Hawthorne, F., Eastwood, J., & Mullins, R. (2020). Addressing elder abuse through integrating law into health: What do allied health professionals at a Community Health Service in Melbourne, Australia, think? Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(2), e220–e225.
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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Li, M., Kong, D., Chao, Y.-Y., & Dong, X. (2020). Association between personality traits and elder abuse in a community-dwelling Chinese population: findings from the PINE study. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(4), 317–333.
Themes:
Intercultural*, research* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Lim, J. (2020). Factors Affecting Mistreatment of the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 8(3).
Themes:
Institution* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Makaroun, L. K., Bachrach, R. L., & Rosland, A.-M. (2020). Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19-Increased Risks for Older Adults and Their Caregivers. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(8), 876–880.
Themes:
Caregivers*, covid-19* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Marshall, K., Herbst, J., Girod, C., & Annor, F. (2020). Do interventions to prevent or stop abuse and neglect among older adults work? A systematic review of reviews. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1–25.
Themes:
Intervention*, prevention* and systematic review and meta analysis*
Meisner, B. A. (2020). Are you ok, boomer? Intensification of ageism and intergenerational tensions on social media amid covid-19. Leisure Sciences
Temple, J. B., Brijnath, B., Enticott, J., Utomo, A., Williams, R., & Kelaher, M. (2020). Discrimination reported by older adults living with mental health conditions: Types, contexts and association with healthcare barriers. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: The International Journal for Research in Social and Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health Services.
Themes:
Ageism*, hospital settings* and incapacity and handicap*
Teaster, P. B., Lindberg, B. W., & Gallo, H. B. (2020). Assessing the Federal Response to Elder Abuse, While the Opioid Crisis Rages On: An overview of how federal agencies and legislation are taking aim at elder abuse, especially abuse related to America’s current opioid crisis. Generations, 43(4), 73–79.
Themes:
Ethical Issues*, intervention* and public policies*
Tarazona-Santabalbina, F. J., Martínez-Velilla, N., Vidán, M. T., & García-Navarro, J. A. (2020). [COVID-19, older adults and ageism: Mistakes that should never happen again]. Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia, 55(4), 191–192.
Steinman, B. A., Vincenti, V. B., & Yoon, S. (2020). Family dynamics and their association with elder family financial exploitation in families with appointed powers of attorney. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1–18.
Themes:
Family violence* and financial mistreatment*