Torres, C. S., Szlejf, C., Parra, R. L. & Rosas, C. O. (2018). Association Between Frailty and Elder Abuse in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults in Mexico City. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(9), 1773–1778.
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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Weeks, L., Dupuis-Blanchard, S., Arseneault, R., MacQuarrie, C., Gagnon, D. & Leblanc, G. M. (2018). Exploring Gender and Elder Abuse from the Perspective of Professionnals. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 30(1), 127-143.
Themes:
Gender*, risk factors and vulnerability* and training*
Yunus, R. M., Hairi, N. N., Choo, W. Y., Tan, M. P., Hairi, F., Sooryanarayana, R., &… Bulgiba, A. (2018). Elder Abuse and Chronic Pain: Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Results from the Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(6), 1165–1171.
Themes:
Consequences*, intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Acierno, R., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Anetzberger, G. J., Loew, D. & Muzzy, W. (2017). The National Elder Mistreatment Study: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study of Outcomes. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 254-269.
Themes:
Consequences*, research* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Arai, Y., Noguchi, C. & Zarit, S. H. (2017). Potentially Harmful Behavior by Caregivers May Be Predicted by a Caregiver Burden Scale. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(5), 582-583.
Chokkanathan, S. (2017). Stressors Social Support and Elder Mistreatment. Aging & Mental Health, 21(2), 125-132.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Day, A., Boni, N., Evert, H., & Knight, T. (2017). An assessment of interventions that target risk factors for elder abuse. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(5), 1532–1541.
Dong, X. (2017). The Association Between Physical Function and Elder Mistreatment Among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults in the Greater Chicago Area. The Journals of Gerontology, 72(1), S90-S94.
Themes:
Intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Dong, X., Li, G. & Simon, M. A. (2017). The Association Between Childhood Abuse and Elder Abuse Among Chinese Adult Children in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72(1), S69-S75.
Themes:
Consequences*, intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Dong, X. & Wang, B. (2017). Incidence of Elder Abuse in a U.S. Chinese Population: Findings from the Longitudinal Cohort PINE Study. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 72(1), S95-S101.