Wang, M., Sun, H., Zhang, J. & Ruan, J. (2019). Prevalence and associated factors of elder abuse in family caregivers of older people with dementia in central China cross-sectional study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(2), 299–307.
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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Weissberger, G. H., Goodman, M. C., Mosqueda, L., Schoen, J., Nguyen, A. L., Wilber, K. H., … Han, S. D. (2019). Elder Abuse Characteristics Based on Calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Line. Journal Of Applied Gerontology: The Official Journal Of The Southern Gerontological Society, 733464819865685.
Weissberger, G. H., Mosqueda, L., Nguyen, A. L., Samek, A., Boyle, P. A., Nguyen, C. P., & Han, S. D. (2019). Physical and mental health correlates of perceived financial exploitation in older adults: Preliminary findings from the finance, cognition, and health in elders study (finches). Aging & Mental Health.
Zheng, S., Li, M., Kong, D., & Dong, X. (2019). Sources and Variations in Social Support and Risk for Elder Mistreatment in a US Chinese Population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(Supplement S3), S499–S505.
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Risk factors and vulnerability*
Beaulieu, M., Bédard-Lessard, J., Maillé, I., Carbonneau, H., Éthier, S., Fortier, J., Morin, C., Sévigny, A., Salles, M. & Lorrain, J. (2018). Maltraitance et isolement social des aînés : l’action des organismes communautaires en milieu rural. Vie et vieillissement, 15(1), 21-28.
Andela, M., Truchot, D. & Huguenotte, V. (2018). Job demands, emotional dissonance and elderly abuse: The moderating role of organizational resources. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 30(5), 368–384.
Beach, S. R., Schulz, R. & Sneed, R. (2018). Associations Between Social Support, Social Networks, and Financial Exploitation in Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 37(8), 990–1011.
Belisário, M. S., Dias, F. A., Pegorari, M. S., Paiva, M. D., Ferreira, P. S., Corradini, F. A. & Tavares, D. S. (2018). Cross-Sectional Study on the Association Between Frailty and Violence Against Community-Dwelling Elderly People in Brazil. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 136(1), 10-19.
Chokkanathan, S. (2018). Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Mistreatment in Singapore. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 30(4), 271-283.
Conrad, K. J. & Conrad, K. M. (2018). Abuser Risk Measure: Reports by Alleged Victims to Adult Protective Services. The Gerontologist.