Snedeker, L. (2022). Social Work. Ageism and Us -- More to Consider. Today’s Geriatric Medicine, 15(3), 24–25.
Themes:
Ageism*
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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Smith, D. E., Wright, M. T., Pham, T. H., & Ibrahim, J. E. (2022). Evaluation of an online course for prevention of unwanted sexual behaviour in residential aged care services-A pilot study. International journal of older people nursing, 17(1), e12412. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12412
Themes:
Prevention* and sexual mistreatment*
Smith, D. E., Wright, M. T., & Ibrahim, J. E. (2022). Aged care nurses' perception of unwanted sexual behaviour in Australian residential aged care services. Australasian journal on ageing, 41(1), 153–159. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13014
Themes:
Sexual mistreatment*
Sljivic, H., Sutherland, I., Stannard, C., Ioppolo, C., & Morrisby, C. (2022). Changing attitudes towards older adults: Eliciting empathy through digital storytelling. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 43(3), 360–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2021.1900838
Themes:
Ageism* and prevention*
S K Wijesiri, H. S. M., Samarasinghe, K., Wasalathanthri, S., & Wijeyaratne, C. N. (2022). Experiences of family caregivers of the older people with limitations in activities: A qualitative study. Health & social care in the community, 30(6), e6511–e6520. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14097
Sirey, J. A., Minor, M., & Berman, J. (2022). Intersectionality of elder abuse and mental health issues: Needs and interventions for victims. In R. Geffner, J. W. White, L. K. Hamberger, A. Rosenbaum, V. Vaughan-Eden, & V. I. Vieth (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV). (pp. 4659–4672). Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Themes:
Intervention* and mistreatment in general
Simmons, J., Wiklund, N. & Ludvigsson, M. (2022). Managing abusive experiences: a qualitative study among older adults in Sweden. BMC Geriatr 22(456). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03143-y
Themes:
Consequences* and mistreatment in general
Simmons, J., Motamedi, A., Ludvigsson, M. et al. Testing an educational intervention to improve health care providers’ preparedness to care for victims of elder abuse: a mixed method pilot study. BMC Med Educ 22, 597 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03653-8
Themes:
Intervention* and mistreatment in general
Siddiqui, S. M. (2022). Mistreatment in Medical Care and Psychological Distress among Asian Americans. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 24(4), 963–969. https://doi-org.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/10.1007/s10903-021-01249-w
Themes:
Mistreatment in general
Shreeniwas, S., & Khadka, N. (2022). A community engaged exploratory study investigating the risk of elder abuse and neglect in two refugee communities in Greensboro, North Carolina. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 34(4), 280–301. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2022.2114970