Zhang, G., Chen, M., Xiao, P., & Peng, Z. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors of elder abuse in survivors of stroke: A cross-sectional study. Health science reports, 6(10), e1616. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1616
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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Casella, C., Aquino, C. I., Sarno, L., Di Donna, G., & Capasso, E. (2024). Is there a lesser value type of violence? Older people abuse:“the silence of the lambs”. Legal Medicine, 66, 102359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102359
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Caspi, E. (2024). Residents' Fear of Retaliation in America’s Nursing Homes: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(5), 497-514.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*, institution* and mistreatment in general
Gedfew, M., Getie, A., Akalu, T. Y., & Ayenew, T. (2024). Prevalence and types of elder abuse in Sub Saharan Africa, systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023. Journal of the National Medical Association, 116(3), 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2024.05.002
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Giorgetti, A., Pelletti, G., Fiorentini, C., Mazzotti, M. C., Fais, P., & Pelotti, S. (2024). On tackling abuse of older people: The forensic challenges in fatal cases investigation. Legal Medicine, 102398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2024.102398
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Kumar, P. S., Rashmi, A., Anil, M., & Sindhu, B. M. (2024). Comparative Study on Elder Abuse and Neglect Among Geriatric Population in the Rural and Urban Field Practice Areas of a Medical College. Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 49(1), 214–217. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_883_22
McMaughan, D. J., Halphen, J. M., Velky, P., Burnett, J., & Drake, S. A. (2024). Victimization in Unethical Unlicensed Small Residential Care Homes in the United States: The Case for Whole System Disruption. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36(1), 87-103.
Park, J., Wilber, K., Wu, S., Aranda, M. P., Oh, H., & Jang, Y. (2024). Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment Among Older Korean Americans. International journal of aging & human development, 914150241253235. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241253235
Riedel, H. B., Espejo, T., Dreher-Hummel, T., Bingisser, R., & Nickel, C. H. (2024). Screening for elder mistreatment in a Swiss emergency department: a prospective cohort study. Swiss medical weekly, 154, 3775. https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3775
Tan, H., Shipley, J., Park, F. S., Donnelly, M. R., Kong, A. P., Barrios, C., Grigorian, A., & Nahmias, J. (2024). Firearm Violence Involving Adults 65 and Older During the Novel Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. The American surgeon, 90(3), 345–349. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348231200672