Platts-Mills, T. F., Sivers-Teixeira, T., Encarnacion, A., Tanksley, B., & Olsen, B. (2020). EM-SART: A Scalable Elder Mistreatment Screening and Response Tool for Emergency Departments. Generations, 44(1), 51–58.
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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Bajpai, N., Kulshreshtha, K., Dubey, P., & Sharma, G. (2020). Getting the cues of elder abuse: an identification through dependency and modernization. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(3), 119–139.
Rosen, T., Platts-Mills, T. F., & Fulmer, T. (2020). Screening for elder mistreatment in emergency departments: current progress and recommendations for next steps. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(3), 295–315.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Altendorf, A., Draper, B., Wijeratne, C., Schreiber, J., & Kanareck, D. (2020). Neglect of Older People: Touching on Forensic and Pathophysiological Aspects. Gerontologist, 60(6), e449–e465.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and neglect*
Brijnath, B., Gahan, L., Gaffy, E., & Dow, B. (2020). “Build Rapport, Otherwise No Screening Tools in the World Are Going to Help”: Frontline Service Providers’ Views on Current Screening Tools for Elder Abuse. Gerontologist, 60(3), 472–482.
Stodolska, A., Parnicka, A., Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B., & Grodzicki, T. (2020). Exploring Elder Neglect: New Theoretical Perspectives and Diagnostic Challenges. Gerontologist, 60(6), e438–e448.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and neglect*
Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Eduafo, R., & Borkey, R. (2020). Psychometric Properties of a New Scale Measuring Neglect and Abuse of Older Adults in the Community: Implications for Social Activity. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 272684X20915384.
Cannell, B., Weitlauf, J., Livingston, M. D., Burnett, J., Parayil, M., & Reingle Gonzalez, J. (2020). Validation of the detection of elder abuse through emergency care technicians (DETECT) screening tool: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 10(9), e037170.
Collins, M., Posenelli, S., Cleak, H., O’Brien, M., Braddy, L., Donley, E., & Joubert, L. (2020). Elder abuse identification by an australian health service: A five-year, social-work audit. Australian Social Work.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Fraga Dominguez, S., Valiquette, J., Storey, J. E., & Glorney, E. (2020). Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: Challenges for Professionals and Strategies for Engagement From a Canadian Specialist Service. Journal of Forensic Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000301
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and intervention*