Biggar, A., & Hood, A. (2020). Passionate and Pragmatic: A Trio of Advocates Work to Eradicate Elder Abuse. Generations, 44(1), 6–7.
Themes:
Intervention* and prevention*
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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Bhatia, M. S., Srivastava, S., & Moond, V. (2020). Prevalence of cognitive dysfunction, psychological morbidity and abuse in the community-based elderly population in India. General Psychiatry, 33(5), 1–7.
Berridge, C., & Hooyman, N. (2020). The Consequences of Ageist Language are upon us. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(6/7), 508–512.
Bajpai, N., Sharma, G., Dubey, P., & Kulshreshtha, K. (2020). An empirical examination of elder abuse through the lens of mens rea. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(5), 269–297.
Themes:
Caregivers*, gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Axelrod, J., Mosqueda, L., Weissberger, G. H., Nguyen, A. L., Boyle, P. A., Parunakian, E., & Han, S. D. (2020). Frailty and Perceived Financial Exploitation: Findings from the Finance, Cognition, and Health in Elders Study. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 6, 2333721420971073.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*, intervention* and prevention*
Aslan, H., & Erci, B. (2020). The incidence and influencing factors of elder abuse and neglect. Journal of Public Health, 28(5), 525–533.
Abujarad, F., Edwards, C., Choo, E., Pantalon, M., Jubanyik, K., Dziura, J., D’Onofrio, G., & Gill, T. (2020). Digital health screening tool for identification of elder mistreatment. Gerontechnology : International Journal on the Fundamental Aspects of Technology to Serve the Ageing Society, 19(Suppl 1).
Yaffe, M. (2020). Can a positive doctor-patient relationship contribute to risk of elder abuse? Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 32(4), 385–387.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and wellness care*
Cohen, A. A., Levasseur, M., Raina, P., Fried, L. P., & Fülöp, T. (2020). Is Aging Biology Ageist? Journals of Gerontology: Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(9), 1653–1655.
Themes:
Ageism*
Bourbonnais, A., Ducharme, F., Landreville, P., Michaud, C., Gauthier, M.-A., & Lavallée, M.-H. (2020). An Action Research to Optimize the Well-Being of Older People in Nursing Homes: Challenges and Strategies for Implementing a Complex Intervention. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(2), 119–128
Themes:
Institution*, intervention* and wellness care*