Yang, F. L., Au, A. T. N., Wong, J. Y. H., & Lou, V. W. Q. (2024). The deprived or the devil? A content analysis of the media representation of older adults under COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Ageing & Society, 44(6), 1388-1409.
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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Yoon, S., & Mahapatra, N. (2024). Domestic violence, mental health, and resilience among older adults in the US during COVID-19. Journal of aging and health, 36(3-4), 194-206.
Themes:
Community dwelling*, covid-19* and intimate partner violence*
Alberio, M. & Plachesi, R. (2024). Between Old and New Needs: The Issue of Inclusion of the Elderly before, during and after COVID-19. The Case of Rural Areas in Canada-Québec and Italy. Revue Interventions économiques / Papers in Political Economy, (71).
Themes:
Ageism, covid-19* and social participation*
Moreno, A., Belhouari, S., & Dussault, A. (2024). A Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of LGBTQIA+ Older Adults: Identification of Risk and Protective Health Factors and Development of a Model of Health and Disease. Journal of homosexuality, 71(5), 1297–1331. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2169851
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19*, lgbtq+ and mistreatment in general
Yoon, S., Broadwell, P., Alcantara, C., Davis, N., Lee, H., Bristol, A., Tipiani, D., Nho, J. Y., & Mittelman, M. (2022). Analyzing Topics and Sentiments from Twitter to Gain Insights to Refine Interventions for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) During COVID-19 Pandemic. Studies in health technology and informatics, 289, 170–173. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210886
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19* and extent of the phenomenon*
Su, Z., Cheshmehzangi, A., Bentley, B.L. et al.(2022). Technology-based interventions for health challenges older women face amid COVID-19: a systematic review protocol, Syst Rev 11, 271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02150-9
Themes:
COVID-19*, intervention* and mistreatment in general
Yan, E., Lai, D. W. L., Lee, V. W. P., Bai, X., & K L Ng, H. (2022). Abuse and Discrimination Experienced by Older Women in the Era of COVID-19: A Two-Wave Representative Community Survey in Hong Kong. Violence against women, 28(8), 1750–1772. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221085998
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19*, extent of the phenomenon*, gender* and mistreatment in general
Werner, P., AboJabel, H., & Tur-Sinai, A. (2022). Ageism towards older and younger people in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Maturitas, 157, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.11.002
Werner, P., & AboJabel, H. (2022). The conceptual and methodological characteristics of ageism during COVID-19: A scoping review of empirical studies. The Gerontologist, gnac118. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac118
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences*, covid-19* and extent of the phenomenon*
Wand, A., McKay, R., & Pond, D. (2022). Towards Zero Suicide: need and opportunities to improve implementation of clinical elements for older adults. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 30(3), 290–293. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211054034