Zangbar, B., Rafieezadeh, A., Jose, A., Kirsch, J., Shnaydman, I., Froula, G., ... & Prabhakaran, K. (2025). Social and Racial Disparity Impacts Victims of Physical Abuse Among Trauma Patients. Journal of Surgical Research, 313, 58-65.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2025.06.017
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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Zhao, Z., Zhang, X., & Lu, Y. (2025). Understanding How Caregiver Burnout Leads to Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: New Research Directions. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70064
Themes:
Institution* and mistreatment in general
Zeng, Q., Wang, Y., Zhao, F., & He, Z. (2025). Predicting Elder Abuse Using a Random Forest Classifier. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605251355973. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355973
Zhang, M., & Zhang, X. (2025). Self-neglect in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100350
Zhang, M., & Zhang, X. (2025). Self-neglect in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100350
Themes:
Gender* and mistreatment in general
Zhou, Z., Zhuo, P., Chen, J., Wan, L., Yu, X., Wang, M., ... & Xia, Q. (2025). Elder abuse-related rib fractures: performance of chest computed tomography in two case reports. Forensic Sciences Research, owaf011. https://doi.org/10.1093/fsr/owaf011
Themes:
Detection and identification* and physical mistreatment*
Zwar, L., König, H. H., Delfin, E., & Hajek, A. (2025). Ambivalent ageism and the pains and gains of informal caregiving for older adults: Findings from Germany. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 129, 105683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105683
Themes:
Ageism, caregivers* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Dodier-Lemay, M., Arseneault, L., Glowacz, F., Dugal, C., Godbout, N., Savard, C., & Brassard, A. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators According to their Referral Type: Self-Referred, Legally Mandated, and Formally Pressured. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 52(7), 1067-1087. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548251333800
Drolet, M. J., Gaudet, R., Lord, M. M., Pageau, F., Viscogliosi, C., Cadieux-Genesse, J., & Whiteford, G. (2025). Addressing organisational elder abuse using the Participatory Occupational Justice Framework. Journal of Occupational Science, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2025.2463685
Themes:
Intervention* and organizational (systemic) mistreatment*
Geneviève, L. D., Wangmo, T., Seaward, H., Bouchlaghem, M. A., Blacker, S., & Pageau, F. (2025). ARIE: A health equity framework for public health interventions informed by critical race theory and critical gerontology. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(6), 95-110.https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2433419