Colenda, C. C., Reynolds, C. F., Applegate, W. B., Sloane, P. D., Zimmerman, S., Newman, A. B., Meeks, S., & Ouslander, J. G. (2020). COVID‐19 Pandemic and Ageism: A Call for Humanitarian Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(8), 1627–1628.
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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Clarfield, A. M., & Jotkowitz, A. (2020). Age, ageing, ageism and “age-itation” in the Age of COVID-19: rights and obligations relating to older persons in Israel as observed through the lens of medical ethics. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 9(1), 64.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects*
Cations, M., Keage, H. A. D., Laver, K. E., Byles, J., & Loxton, D. (2020). Impact of historical intimate partner violence on wellbeing and risk for elder abuse in older women. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Themes:
Consequences*, gender* and intimate partner violence*
Casey, S. M., Katz, R. V., Huang, S., & Smith, B. J. (2020). Geriatric Health Experts Validate Oral Neglect Timelines for the Institutionalized Elderly. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(11), 1250–1257.
Themes:
Institution* and neglect*
Carlson, K. J., Black, D. R., Holley, L. M., & Coster, D. C. (2020). Stereotypes of Older Adults: Development and Evaluation of an Updated Stereotype Content and Strength Survey. Gerontologist, 60(5), e347–e356.
Themes:
Ageism* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Cannell, B., Livingston, M., Burnett, J., Parayil, M., & Reingle Gonzalez, J. M. (2020). Evaluation of the Detection of Elder Mistreatment Through Emergency Care Technicians Project Screening Tool. JAMA Network Open, 3(5), e204099.
Campbell, R. J., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2020). A short form of the financial exploitation vulnerability scale. Clinical Gerontologist: The Journal of Aging and Mental Health.
Byrnes, A. (2020). Human rights unbound: An unrepentant call for a more complete application of human rights in relation to older persons—And beyond. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(2), 91–98.
Burton, C. W., Lee, J.-A., Waalen, A., & Gibbs, L. M. (2020). “Things Are Different Now But”: Older LGBT Adults’ Experiences and Unmet Needs in Health Care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing : Official Journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society, 31(5), 492–501.
Themes:
Hospital settings*, lgbt* and prevention*
Brooke, J., & Jackson, D. (2020). Older people and COVID‐19: Isolation, risk and ageism. Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 29(13/14), 2044–2046.
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences*, covid-19* and risk factors and vulnerability*