Steinsheim, G., Malmedal, W., Follestad, T., Olsen, B., & Saga, S. (2023). Contextual Factors Associated with Abuse of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Informal Caregivers. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(4), 2823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042823
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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Steinman, K. J., Burnett, J., & Hoffman, R. (2023). Racial/Ethnic Group Differences in Older Adults' Involvement with Adult Protective Services. Journal of gerontological social work, 1–10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2191118
Rababa, M., Masha'al, D., & Shahrour, G. (2023). Association of Ageism With Death Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Interpersonal Reactivity, and Symbolic Immortality Among Nurses. Omega, 87(1), 231–245. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211019200
Themes:
Ageism* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Pan, H., Qualter, P., Barreto, M., Stegen, H., & Dury, S. (2023). Loneliness in Older Migrants: Exploring the Role of Cultural Differences in Their Loneliness Experience. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(4), 2785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042785
Padilla-Medina, D. M., Small, E., & Pavlova Nikolova, S. (2023). Exploring Help-Seeking Predictors Among Colombian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Different Age Groups. Violence against women, 29(2), 202–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221088308
Oliveira, D., Da Mata, F., Mateus, E., Musyimi, C., Farina, N., Ferri, C., & Evans-Lacko, S. (2023). Experiences of stigma and discrimination among people living with dementia and family carers in Brazil: Qualitative study. Ageing & Society, 43(2), 447-468. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21000660
Ning, N., Peng, C., Qi, M., Li, X., & Sun, M. (2023). 'Nobody comes to help us': lived experiences and needs of older adults who lost their only child in China. International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 18(1), 2153424. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2153424
Themes:
Consequences*, neglect* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Nandan, C., MacDonald, J. B., & Wiener, K. K. K. (2023). Burnout in aged care workers: The impact of work–home conflict and patient aggression. Traumatology, 29(1), 46–56. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000365
Morrison, B. A., Nicholson, J., Wood, B., & Briggs, P. (2023). Life after lockdown: The experiences of older adults in a contactless digital world. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 1100521. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1100521
Moreno, A., Belhouari, S., & Dussault, A. (2023). 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, 1–35. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2023.2169851