Rosen, T., Shaw, A., Elman, A., Baek, D., Gottesman, E., Park, S., ... & Czaja, S. (2025). Developing a screening tool and intervention strategy for elder neglect in persons with dementia in primary care: protocol to use a multistep process. BMJ open, 15(7), e085172. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085172
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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Salvi, S., Murray, J., Önkal, D., & Egdell, V. (2025). Retiring for the night: how negative attitudes towards ageing can shape expectations and attitudes towards sleep among adults aged 60+. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1556248.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1556248
Themes:
Ageism and consequences*
Saravanan, V., Raghavan, A., & Satyanarayana, V. A. (2025). The Complex Relationship Between Elder Abuse and Suicide–a Global Narrative Review. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2522346
Themes:
Consequences* and mistreatment in general
Sert, E. N., & Ilgaz, A. (2025). Successful Aging and Self‐Neglect Among Community‐Dwelling Older People. Public Health Nursing, 42(1), 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13439
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability* and self neglect*
Sharma, A., Reutens, S., & Wand, A. P. (2025). A Case Series of Intimate Partner Violence in Older Adults Within an Older Persons' Mental Health Service. The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 86(3), 24m15495 https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.24m15495
Themes:
Intervention* and intimate partner violence*
Shen, Y., Sun, F., Feng, Y., Lichtenberg, P. A., & Meng, H. (2025). Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect of Persons with Dementia in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gerontology, 71(5), 400-416. https://doi.org/10.1159/000543804
Shi, C., Li, X., Chen, M., Li, Y., Fu, S., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Certified nursing assistants’ perceptions of and suggestions to prevent elder abuse in residential aged care facilities: a qualitative study in Hunan Province, China. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 1687.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22580-z
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and prevention*
US Preventive Services Task Force, Silverstein, M., Wong, J. B., Davis, E. M., Chelmow, D., Coker, T. R., Fernandez, A., Gibson, E., Jaén, C. R., Krousel-Wood, M., Lee, S., Nicholson, W. K., Rao, G., Ruiz, J. M., Stevermer, J., Tsevat, J., Underwood, S. M., & Wiehe, S. (2025). Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA, 334(4), 329–338. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.9009
Simon, M. A. (2025). The Evidence for Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse Screening: Stagnation at a Critical Juncture. JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.10085
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Siraj, S., Belete, H., Beka, M., Shegaw, M., Belete, A., & Birhan, Z. (2025). Determinants of suicidal behavior among elders in Northwest Ethiopia: implications for prevention. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1538877. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1538877