Badenes-Ribera, L., Fabris, M. A., & Longobardi, C. (2021). Elder Mistreatment in an Italian Population: Prevalence and Correlates. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 92(1), 83–99.
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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Chang, E.-S., & Levy, B. R. (2021). High prevalence of elder abuse during the covid-19 pandemic: Risk and resilience factors. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Chen, M., & Chan, K. L. (2021). Elder Abuse and Neglect in China: Prevalence, Co-occurrence, and Intergenerational Risk Factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 886260520985501.
Fang, B., & Yan, E. (2021). Abuse of Older Persons With Cognitive and Physical Impairments: Comparing Percentages Across Informants and Operational Definitions. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(3/4), 1682–1698.
Rodrigues, R. A. P., Chiaravalloti-Neto, F., Fhon, J. R. S., & Bolina, A. F. (2021). Spatial analysis of elder abuse in a Brazilian municipality. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 74Suppl 2(Suppl 2), e20190141.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*, gender* and urban and rural areas*
Sooryanarayana, Rajini, Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Norazizah Ibrahim Wong, Azriman Rosman, Wan Yuen Choo, and Noran Naqiah Hairi. (2020). Elder Abuse: Nationwide Findings among Community-Dwelling Malaysian Older Persons. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 20 Suppl 2 (December), 85–91.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and intercultural*
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.
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.