Lachs, M., Mosqueda, L., Rosen, T., & Pillemer, K. (2021). Bringing Advances in Elder Abuse Research Methodology and Theory to Evaluation of Interventions. Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 733464821992182.
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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Lachs, M. S., Adelman, R., Breckman, R., & Burnes, D. (2020). Elderabuse.org: A National Charity Fighting Elder Abuse via Direct Service, Research, and Advocacy. Generations, 44(1), 124–127.
Themes:
Public policies* and research*
Burnes, D., Kirchin, D., Elman, A., Breckman, R., Lachs, M. S., & Rosen, T. (2020). Developing standard data for elder abuse multidisciplinary teams: A critical objective. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. https://doi-org.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/10.1080/08946566.2020.1782301
Abrams, R. C., Ansell, P., Breckman, R., Karlawish, J., Lachs, M., Holt-Knight, D., … LoFaso, V. (2019). The Interview for Decisional Abilities (IDA): a tool to assess the decisional capacity of abused and neglected older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(3), 244–254.
Burnes, D., Breckman, R., Henderson, C. R., Lachs, M. S., & Pillemer, K. (2019). Utilization of Formal Support Services for Elder Abuse: Do Informal Supporters Make a Difference? Gerontologist, 59(4), 619–624.
Themes:
Intervention*
Burnes, D., Lachs, M. S., Burnette, D., & Pillemer, K. (2019). Varying Appraisals of Elder Mistreatment Among Victims: Findings from a Population-Based Study. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences And Social Sciences, 74(5), 881–890.
Rosen, T., Elman, A., Dion, S., Delgado, D., Demetres, M., Breckman, R., … Lachs, M. S. (2019). Review of Programs to Combat Elder Mistreatment: Focus on Hospitals and Level of Resources Needed. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 67(6), 1286–1294.
Burnes, D., Connolly, M. T., Hamilton, R. & Lachs, M. (2018).The Feasibility of Goal Attainment Scaling to Measure Case Resolution in Elder Abuse & Neglect Adult Protective Services Intervention. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 30(3), 209-222.
Burnes, D., Lachs, M. S. & Pillemer, K. (2018). Addressing the measurment challenge in elder abuse interventions: need for a severity framework. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 30(5), 402-407.
Themes:
Intervention* and measure*
Rosen, T., Stern, M. E., Mulcare, M. R., Elman, A., McCarthy, T. J., LoFaso, V. M., &… Lachs, M. S. (2018). Emergency department provider perspectives on elder abuse and development of a novel ED-based multidisciplinary intervention team. Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(10), 600–607.