Greene, A. J. (2021). Elder financial abuse and electronic financial instruments: Present and future considerations for financial capacity assessments. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
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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Fernández-Ballesteros, R., & Sánchez-Izquierdo, M. (2021). Health, Psycho-Social Factors, and Ageism in Older Adults in Spain during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 9(3).
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and risk factors and vulnerability*
El-Khawaga, G., Eladawi, N., & Abdel-Wahab, F. (2021). Abuse of Rural Elders in Mansoura Districts, Dakahlia, Egypt: Prevalence, Types, Risk Factors, and Lifestyle. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(5/6), NP2868-NP2882.
Andela, M., Truchot, D., & Huguenotte, V. (2021). Work Environment and Elderly Abuse in Nursing Homes: The Mediating Role of Burnout. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(11–12), 5709–5729.
Botngård, A., Eide, A. H., Mosqueda, L., Blekken, L., & Malmedal, W. (2021). Factors associated with staff-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1–20.
Blundell, B., Clare, J., & Clare, M. (2021). Family group conferencing as an additional service response to the abuse of older people in australia. Australian Social Work.
Themes:
Caregivers*, prevention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Frook, G., Steedley, M., Watkins, J., & Acierno, R. (2020). Demographic-based risk of reporting psychopathology and poor health among mistreated older adults in the national elder mistreatment study wave II. Aging & Mental Health, 24(1), 22–26.
Themes:
Consequences* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Træen, B., Kvalem, I. L., & Ohnstad, I. (2020). Experiences of Non-consensual Sex of Older Adult Men and Women in Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Portugal. Sexuality & Culture, 24(1), 113–139.
Storey, J. E. (2020). Risk factors for elder abuse and neglect: A review of the literature. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 50, N.P.
Koga, C., Hanazato, M., Tsuji, T., Suzuki, N., & Kondo, K. (2020). Elder Abuse and Social Capital in Older Adults: The Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Gerontology, 66(2), 149–159.
Themes:
Community-based* and risk factors and vulnerability*