Rogers, M. M., Storey, J. E., & Galloway, S. (2023). Elder Mistreatment and Dementia: A Comparison of People with and without Dementia across the Prevalence of Abuse. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 42(5), 909–918. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221145844
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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Podhorecka, M., Husejko, J., Pyszora, A., Woźniewicz, A., & Kędziora-Kornatowska, K. (2022). Attitudes Towards the Elderly in Polish Society: Is Knowledge About Old Age and Personal Experiences a Predictor of Ageism?. Psychology research and behavior management, 15, 95–102. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S342800
Themes:
Ageism* and extent of the phenomenon*
Pinyopornpanish, K., Wajatieng, W., Niruttisai, N. et al. (2022). Violence against caregivers of older adults with chronic diseases is associated with caregiver burden and depression: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr 22 (264). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02950-7
Pillemer, K., Burnes, D., Hancock, D., Eckenrode, J., Rosen, T., MacNeil, A., & Lachs, M. S. (2022). Lack of Association of Elder Mistreatment With Mortality. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 77(8), 1699–1705. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab348
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Papi, S., Akbari, S., Foroughan, M., Zanjari, N., Moghadasi, A. M., Zandieh, Z. (2022). Prevalence of Elder Abuse and its Related Factors among Elderly Referring to Social Security Outpatient Clinic in Yasouj, Iran. Elderly Health Journal, 8 (2) :89-97
Pampolim, G., Pedroso, M. R. O., Santos, D. F., Leite, F. M. C. (2022). Analysis of interpersonal and self-inflicted violence in older adults. Texto contexto - enferm, 31. doi.org/10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2022-0198en
Oral, M., Kılıç, C., & Yıldırım, B. (2022). Geriatric competency and attitudes toward older adults among Turkish undergraduate social work students. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 1–15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2143356
Themes:
Ageism* and extent of the phenomenon*
Nobels, A., Cismaru-Inescu, A., Nisen, L., Hahaut, B., Lemmens, G. M. D., Vandeviver, C., & Keygnaert, I. (2022). Challenges in Conducting Sexual Health and Violence Research in Older Adults Beyond the General Data Protection Regulation: A Belgian Case Study. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(15-16), NP14695–NP14715. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211015256
Motahedi, S., Khajeh, M., Khosravi, A., Mirhosseini, S., & Ebrahimi, H. (2022). Prevalence of elder abuse and its related factors in iran: A community-based study. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues. https://doi-org.ezproxy.usherbrooke.ca/10.1007/s12144-022-03024-y
Mikton, C., Beaulieu, M., Yon, Y., Cadieux Genesse, J., St-Martin, K., Byrne, M., Phelan, A., Storey, J., Rogers, M., Campbell, F., Ali, P., Burnes, D., Band-Winterstein, T., Penhale, B., Lachs, M., Pillemer, K., Estenson, L., Marnfeldt, K., Eustace-Cook, J., Sutton, A., … Lacasse, F. (2022). PROTOCOL: Global elder abuse: A mega-map of systematic reviews on prevalence, consequences, risk and protective factors and interventions. Campbell systematic reviews, 18(2), e1227. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1227