Lu, P., & Shelley, M. (2021). Comparing older adult and child protection policy in the United States of America. Ageing & Society, 41(2), 273–293.
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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Marchetti, A., Lommi, M., Barbaranelli, C., Piredda, M., De Marinis, M. G., & Matarese, M. (2021). Development and Initial Validation of the Adolescents’ Ageism Toward Older Adults Scale. The Gerontologist.
Themes:
Ageism* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Milner, J. D., Hartnett, D. A., DeFroda, S. F., Blackburn, A. Z., Cruz, A. I., Jr, & Daniels, A. H. (2021). Orthopedic Manifestations of Abuse. The American Journal of Medicine, 134(3), 306–309.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Nguyen, A. L., Mosqueda, L., Windisch, N., Weissberger, G., Axelrod, J., & Han, S. D. (2021). Perceived types, causes, and consequences of financial exploitation: narratives from older adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Themes:
Consequences* and financial mistreatment*
Nkansah, O. J., Awuviry-Newton, K., Gyasi, M., Newton, A., & Boateng, A. S.-A. (2021). “Who doesn’t Have Challenges? I Have a Lot of Challenges”: Exploring the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Neglected Older Adults in Ghana. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 36(1), 91–104.
Themes:
Intercultural* and neglect*
Ozel Bilim, I., & Kutlu, F. Y. (2021). The psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis, and cut-off value for the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) in a sampling of healthcare workers. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 57(1), 9–19.
Themes:
Ageism* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Piña-Escudero, S. D., Chodos, A., Weinstein, C. A., Allen, I. E., Ávila-Funes, J. A., & Ritchie, C. (2021). Subjective cognitive decline and elder mistreatment in Mexican community-dwelling older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 92, 104242.
Themes:
Community-based* and incapacity and handicap*
Rodrigues, R. A. P., Chiaravalloti-Neto, F., Fhon, J. R. S., & Bolina, A. F. (2021). Spatial analysis of elder abuse in a Brazilian municipality. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 74Suppl 2(Suppl 2), e20190141.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*, gender* and urban and rural areas*
Rosen, T., Bao, Y., Zhang, Y., Clark, S., Wen, K., Elman, A., Jeng, P., Bloemen, E., Lindberg, D., Krugman, R., Campbell, J., Bachman, R., Fulmer, T., Pillemer, K., & Lachs, M. (2021). Identifying patterns of health care utilisation among physical elder abuse victims using Medicare data and legally adjudicated cases: protocol for case-control study using data linkage and machine learning. BMJ Open, 11(2), e044768.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Roulet Schwab, D., & Wangmo, T. (2021). Perceptions of Elder Abuse From Community-Dwelling Older Persons and Professionals Working in Western Switzerland. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(1–2), NP135-NP161.
Themes:
Community-based*, detection and identification* and prevention*