Træen, B., Kvalem, I. L., & Ohnstad, I. (2020). Experiences of Non-consensual Sex of Older Adult Men and Women in Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Portugal. Sexuality & Culture, 24(1), 113–139.
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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Ahnlund, P., Andersson, T., Snellman, F., Sundström, M., & Heimer, G. (2020). Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence, 35(5–6), 1539–1561.
Kulakçı Altıntas, H., & Korkmaz Aslan, G. (2020). Prevalence of elder abuse among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey and its associated factors. Psychogeriatrics: The Official Journal Of The Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 20(1), 3–10.
Themes:
Community dwelling*, extent of the phenomenon* and intercultural*
Gürsoy, M. Y., & Kara, F. (2020). Prevalence of violence against older adults and associated factors in Çanakkale, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 20(1), 66–71.
Botngård, A., Eide, A. H., Mosqueda, L., & Malmedal, W. (2020). Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 9.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and institution*
Pak, M. (2020). The prevalence and associated risk factors of elder abuse among older people applied to the family health center in the rural district of turkey. Social Work in Health Care.
Sudan, A., Shahi, P., & Julka, D. (2020). Prevalence of Abuse in Elders With Psychiatric Morbidity and Its Sociodemographic Association. Cureus, 12(4), e7906.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*
Hall, Y., Greco, P., Hau, K., & Barak, Y. (2020). Older adults abuse: analysis of a New Zealand national dataset. International Psychogeriatrics, 31(8), 1003–1008.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and public policies*
Sathya, T., & Premkumar, R. (2020). Association of functional limitations and disability with elder abuse in India: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 1–11.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and incapacity and handicap*
Weissberger, G. H., Goodman, M. C., Mosqueda, L., Schoen, J., Nguyen, A. L., Wilber, K. H., Gassoumis, Z. D., Nguyen, C. P., & Han, S. D. (2020). Elder Abuse Characteristics Based on Calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Line. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(10), 1078–1087.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*