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*
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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Machado Alves, R., de G. e. S. F. da Costa, V. C., de Oliveira, T. M., de Oliveira Araújo, M., & Dantas Araújo, M. P. (2020). Violence against the elderly population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saude Coletiva, 59, 4320–4325.
Themes:
COVID-19*, prevention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Mohseni, M., Rashedi, V., Iranpour, A., Naghibzadeh Tahami, A., & Borhaninejad, V. (2019). Prevalence of elder abuse and associated factors among community-dwelling older adults in Iran. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 31(4–5), 363–372.
Myhre, J., Saga, S., Malmedal, W., Ostaszkiewicz, J., & Nakrem, S. (2020). React and act: a qualitative study of how nursing home leaders follow up on staff-to-resident abuse. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1–15.
Themes:
Institution* and intervention*
Obst, P., Murray, K., Walbank, S., Kelly, R., & Brazel, D. (2020). Experiences of abuse in australian family carers and predictors of mental health and well‐being. Health & Social Care in the Community.
Themes:
Caregivers*
Park, C. (2020). Violence toward older adults in the forms of ageism and sexual offense presented in an old lady: A film review. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
Themes:
Ageism*, medias* and sexual mistreatment*
Payne, B. K. (2020). Criminals work from home during pandemics too: A public health approach to respond to fraud and crimes against those 50 and above. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Themes:
COVID-19* and financial mistreatment*
Piquero, A. R., Riddell, J. R., Bishopp, S. A., Narvey, C., Reid, J. A., & Piquero, N. L. (2020). Staying home, staying safe? A short-term analysis of covid-19 on dallas domestic violence. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Themes:
COVID-19* and family violence*
Schreiber, E., & Georgia Salivar, E. (2020). Using a vulnerability-stress-adaptation framework to model intimate partner violence risk factors in late life: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior.
Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E. (2020). Social media, ageism, and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. EClinicalMedicine, 29, 100634.