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
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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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
Shea, Y. F., Ip, W. C. T., & Luk, J. K. H. (2022). Comparison of the pattern of elderly abuse in Hong Kong before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Hong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi, 28(6), 502–503.
Themes:
COVID-19* and mistreatment in general
Thurlow, C. B., & Ward-Smith, P. (2022). Effect of COVID-19 Isolation on Nursing Student and Older Adult Interview Assignment. Journal of patient experience, 9, 23743735221117368. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221117368
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19*, intervention* and neglect*
Takamura JC, Browne C, Jeung R, Yellow Horse AJ, Kwok D, Howard D. Asian American Elders: Caught in the Crosshairs of a Syndemic of Racism, Misogyny, and Ageism During Coronavirus Disease 2019. Public Policy Aging Rep. 2022 Aug 6;32(3):87-93. doi: 10.1093/ppar/prac011. PMID: 35996677; PMCID: PMC9384670.
Weissberger, G. H., Lim, A. C., Mosqueda, L., Schoen, J., Axelrod, J., Nguyen, A. L., Wilber, K. H., Esquivel, R. S., & Han, S. D. (2022). Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 689. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03385-w
Themes:
COVID-19*, extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Takele, A., Kotecho, M., Adamek, M. (2022). “Hunger Would Kill us Instead of the Pandemic:” Elders’ Responses to COVID-19 in Ethiopia. Health and Social Care in the community, 30(6), 735. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13774
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19* and mistreatment in general
Spaccatini, F., Giovannelli, I., & Pacilli, M. G. (2022). "You are stealing our present": Younger people's ageism towards older people predicts attitude towards age-based COVID-19 restriction measures. The Journal of social issues, 10.1111/josi.12537. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12537
Themes:
Ageism*, consequences* and covid-19*
Schlomann, A., Bünning, M., Hipp, L., & Wahl, H. W. (2021). Aging during COVID-19 in Germany: a longitudinal analysis of psychosocial adaptation. European journal of ageing, 19(4), 1077–1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-021-00655-1
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19* and mistreatment in general