Elman, A., Rosselli, S., Burnes, D., Clark, S., Stern, M. E., LoFaso, V. M., Mulcare, M. R., Breckman, R., & Rosen, T. (2020). Developing the Emergency Department Elder Mistreatment Assessment Tool for Social Workers Using a Modified Delphi Technique. Health & Social Work.
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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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.
Bloemen, E. M., Rosen, T., LoFaso, V. M., Lasky, A., Church, S., Hall, P., … Clark, S. (2019). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults’ Experiences With Elder Abuse and Neglect. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society.
Themes:
Definition* and lgbt*
Rosen, T., Bloemen, E. M., LoFaso, V. M., Clark, S., Flomenbaum, N. E., Breckman, R., … Pillemer, K. (2019). Acute Precipitants of Physical Elder Abuse: Qualitative Analysis of Legal Records From Highly Adjudicated Cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(12), 2599–2623.
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.
Rosen, T., Bloemen, E.M., LoFaso, V.M., Clark, S., Flomenbaum, N.E., Breckman, R. & al. (2016). Acute precipitants of physical elder abuse: Qualitative analysis of legal records from highly adjudicated cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Themes:
Physical mistreatment*
Rosen, T., Bloemen, E. M., LoFaso, V. M., Clark, S., Flomenbaum, N. E. & Lachs, M. S. (2016). Emergency Department Presentations for Injuries in Older Adults Independently Known to be Victims of Elder Abuse. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 50(3), 518-526.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and physical mistreatment*
LoFaso, V. M. & Rosen, T. (2014). Medical and laboratory indicators of elder abuse and neglect. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 30(4), 713-728.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*