Van Royen, K., Van Royen, P., De Donder, L., & Gobbens, R. J. (2020). Elder Abuse Assessment Tools and Interventions for use in the Home Environment: a Scoping Review. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 15, 1793–1807.
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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De Donder, L., Lang, G., Ferreira-Alves, J., Penhale, B., Tamutiene, I. & Luoma, M. (2016). Risk Factors of Severity of Abuse Against Older Women in the Home Setting: A Multinational European Study. Journal of Women & Aging, 28(6), 540-554.
Themes:
Gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Lang, G., De Donder, L., Penhale, B., Ferreira-Alves, J., Tamutiene, I. & Luoma, M. (2014). Measuring Older Adults' Abuse: Evaluation of Formative Indicators to Promote Brevity. Educational Gerontology, 40(7), 531-542.
Themes:
Research* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
De Donder, L., Lang, G., Penhale, B., Ferreira-Alves, J., Tamutiene, I., Verté, D. & Luoma, M.-L. (2013). Item non-response when measuring elder abuse: influence of methodological choices. European Journal of Public Health, 23(6), 1021-1026.