Riedel, H. B., Espejo, T., Dreher-Hummel, T., Bingisser, R., & Nickel, C. H. (2024). Screening for elder mistreatment in a Swiss emergency department: a prospective cohort study. Swiss medical weekly, 154, 3775. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3775
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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Ross, K. (2024). Gendered agism in the media industry: Disavowal, discrimination and the pushback. Journal of Women & Aging, 36(1), 61-77.
Themes:
Ageism, consequences* and reporting*
Rushwan, S., Skipalska, H., Capasso, A., Navario, P., & Castillo, T. (2024). Understanding domestic violence among older women in Ukraine: A secondary analysis using gender-based violence screening data. Journal of interpersonal violence, 39(7-8), 1760-1784. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231214594
Salarvand, S., Azizi, Z., Bitaraf, S., & Momeni-Safarabad, N. (2024). Prevalence of self-reported domestic elder abuse and its relation with personality traits of older people and their family caregivers. Archives of Iranian medicine, 27(6), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.34172/aim.28107
Themes:
Caregivers*, community dwelling* and mistreatment in general
Salminen-Tuomaala, M., Tiainen, J., & Paavilainen, E. (2024). Older Adults Affected by Abuse-What about Their Mental Health and Social Participation? A Mixed Methods Study. Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 14(3), 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14030188
Sánchez, B. L. P., Serrano‐Dueñas, M., Panta, D. A. M., & Vásquez, J. A. M. (2024). Abuse and other factors related to depression in older Ecuadorian adults. Aging Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1002/agm2.12338
Sathya, T., Selvamani, Y., Nagarajan, R., & Arumai, M. M. (2024). Association between Multimorbidity and Psychological Distress among Older Adults in India: The Moderating Role of Elder Abuse. Clinical gerontologist, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2309942
Schüttengruber, G., Olsson, M. M., Holmberg, C., Großschädl, F., Hessman, E., Sjöblom, H., & Heckemann, B. (2024). Understanding ageism towards older nursing staff and service users: A systematic mapping review from the perspective of clinical leaders and healthcare managers. Geriatric Nursing, 58, 171-182.
Themes:
Ageism, consequences* and working environments*
Shimizu, Y. (2024). "Stereotype embodiment theory"-based intervention to reduce ageism in Japan: Integration with interventions to encourage life planning among younger people. International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie, 10.1002/ijop.13139. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.13139
Themes:
Ageism and intervention*
Smith, J. R. (2024). Older mothers and their difficult adult children: a life course exploration. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(2), 174-197.