Drake, S. A., Pickens, S., Wolf, D. A. & Thimsen, K. (2019). Improving medicolegal death investigative gaps of fatal elder abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 56–65.
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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Jackson, S. E., Hackett, R. A., & Steptoe, A. (2019). Associations between age discrimination and health and wellbeing: cross-sectional and prospective analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The Lancet. Public Health, 4(4), e200–e208.
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences* and working environments*
Kim, H., Thyer, B. A. & Munn, J. C. (2019). The relationship between perceived ageism and depressive symptoms in later life: Understanding the mediating effects of self-perception of aging and purpose in life, using structural equation modeling. Educational Gerontology, 45(2), 105–119.
Themes:
Ageism* and consequences*
Lee, S.-Y. & Atteraya, M. S. (2019). Depression, Poverty, and Abuse Experience in Suicide Ideation Among Older Koreans. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 88(1), 46–59.
Themes:
Consequences* and intercultural*
Li, M., Liang, Y., & Dong, X. (2019). Different Definitions of Elder Mistreatment and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study From 2011 to 2017. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(Supplement S3), S506–S512.
Themes:
Consequences* and definition*
Logan, J. E., Haileyesus, T., Ertl, A., Rostad, W. L., & Herbst, J. H. (2019). Nonfatal Assaults and Homicides Among Adults Aged ≥60 Years - United States, 2002-2016. MMWR. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, 68(13), 297–302.
Themes:
Consequences*, family violence* and physical mistreatment*
Marquet, M., Missotten, P., Dardenne, B., & Adam, S. (2019). Interactions between stereotype threat, subjective aging, and memory in older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 26(1), 121–143.
Themes:
Ageism* and consequences*
Ockjae Park, E. (2019). Most prevalent type of elder abuse and its correlation with elder depression. Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 32(1), 95–100.
Themes:
Consequences*, extent of the phenomenon* and intercultural*
Santos, A. J., Nunes, B., Kislaya, I., Gil, A. P., & Ribeiro, O. (2019). Older adults’ emotional reactions to elder abuse: Individual and victimisation determinants. Health & Social Care in the Community, 27(3), 609–620.
Themes:
Consequences* and research*
Stall, N. M., Kim, S. J., Hardacre, K. A., Shah, P. S., Straus, S. E., Bronskill, S. E., & … Rochon, P. A. (2019). Association of Informal Caregiver Distress with Health Outcomes of Community‐Dwelling Dementia Care Recipients: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(3), 609–617.
Themes:
Caregivers*, consequences* and systematic review and meta analysis*