Rizzo, V. M., Burnes, D. & Chalfy, A. (2015). A systematic evaluation of a multidisciplinary social work–lawyer elder mistreatment intervention model. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(1), 1-18.
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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Roepke-Buehler, S. K. & Dong, X. (2015). Perceived Stress and Elder Abuse: A Population-Based Study of Adult Protective Services Cases in Chicago. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 63(9), 1820-1828.
Themes:
Research* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Roepke-Buehler, S. K., Simon, M. & Dong, X. (2015). Association between depressive symptoms, multiple dimensions of depression, and elder abuse. Journal of Aging and Health, 27(6), 1003-1025.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Rusac, S. (2015). Elderly Abuse and Alcohol Consumption. Collegium Antropologicum, 39(4), 869-875.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Saikia, A. M., Mahanta, N., Mahanta, A., Deka, A. J. & Kakati, A. (2015). Prevalence and Risk Factors of Abuse among Community Dwelling Elderly of Guwahati City, Assam. Indian Journal of Community Medicine: Official Publication of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 40(4), 279-281.
Schafer, M. H. & Koltai, J. (2015). Does embeddedness protect? Personal network density and vulnerability to mistreatment among older american Adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 70(4), 597-606.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Schiamberg, L. B., von Heydrich, L., Chee, G., & Post, L. A. (2015). Individual and contextual determinants of resident-on-resident abuse in nursing homes: A random sample telephone survey of adults with an older family member in a nursing home. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 61(2), 277 284.
Sooryanarayana, R., Choo, W. Y., Hairi, N. N., Chinna, K. & Bulgiba, A. (2015). Insight Into Elder Abuse Among Urban Poor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-A Middle-Income Developing Country. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 63(1), 180-182.
Themes:
Intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Tareque, M. I., Islam, T. M., Koshio, A. & Kawahara, K. (2015). Economic well-being and elder abuse in Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. Research on Aging, 37(2), 200-224.
Terracina, K. A., Aamodt, W. W. & Schillerstrom, J. E. (2015). Executive function impairment and recidivism in Adult Protective Services clients referred for a decision making capacity assessment. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(2), 91-99.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*