Pabón-Poches, D. K., Ortiz-Ramirez, H. A., Cervantes-Henríquez, M. L., Barchelot Aceros, L. J., Delgado Meza, J. A., & Vallejo-Borda, J. A. (2025). Risk factors for elder abuse in the Global South: a case study in northeastern Colombia. Aging & Mental Health, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980824000308
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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Pang, R., Liu, F., & Li, T. (2025). Professional values, ageism, attitudes and willingness towards geriatric care among nursing students in China: a multiple path analysis. BMC nursing, 24(1), 162. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02815-5
Themes:
Ageism and consequences*
Park, J., Wilber, K., Wu, S., Aranda, M. P., Oh, H., & Jang, Y. (2025). Risk factors for elder mistreatment among Older Korean americans. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(3), 381-394.https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241253235
Park, J. Y. (2025). Meaning of Work, Ageism Experience, Social Exclusion, and Quality of Life in Working Older Adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 51(5), 46-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20250321-02
Themes:
Ageism
Patterson, T., Hobbs, L., Brown, E., & Barak, Y. (2025). Sexual assault in older-age adults: criminal justice response in New Zealand. Journal of aging & social policy, 37(3), 496-511. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2284575
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and sexual mistreatment*
Pickering, C. E., Yildiz, M., Browning, W. R., Hernandez Chilatra, J., Yefimova, M., Maxwell, C. D., & Sullivan, T. (2025). Causal Mediation Analysis for the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Reveals Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Elder Mistreatment. The Gerontologist, 65(6), gnaf132. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf132
Qi, Y., Xie, Z., Xu, L., Jiang, S., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., ... & Dong, C. (2025). Development and validation of the self-neglect questionnaire for Chinese hospitalized older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 278-286.https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.073
Quay, C., Dickinson, J. K., & O’Connell, K. (2025). Effects of Virtual Reality Versus Narrative Case Study on Empathy and Ageist Attitudes in Prelicensure Nursing Students. Nursing Education Perspectives, 10-1097.https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001392
Themes:
Ageism
Rababa, M., Eyadat, A., ALBashtawy, M., Abughareba, E., Al-Mugheed, K., Bani-Hamad, D., & Da’seh, A. (2025). Elder Abuse and Associated Factors among Nursing Home Residents with Dementia. Ageing International, 50(2), 27.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-025-09604-0
Rasool, A., Abdullaeva, B., Nazarov, A., Kozokboeva, D., Abdullaev, R., Baydjanova, I., & Nuralieva, N. (2025). The Effect of Age Stereotype in Elderly Adults with the Mediation Role of Self-Esteem and Sense of Coherence. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 1435-1447. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S508557
Themes:
Ageism, extent of the phenomenon* and self-ageism