DeLiema, M., Gassoumis, Z.D., Homeier, D.C. & Wilber, K.H. (2012). Determining prevalence and correlate of elder abuse using promotores : Low-incom immigrant Latinos report high rates of abuse and neglect. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 60(7), 1333-1339.
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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Dong, X., Simon, M. & Evans, D. (2012). Decline in Physical Function and Risk of Elder Abuse Reported to Social Services in a Community-Dwelling Population of Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60(10), 1922-1928.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Galpin, D. (2012). The role of social defences and organisational structures in facilitating the abuse and maltreatment of older people. Journal of Adult Protection, 14(5), 229-236.
Heydrich, L. V., Schiamberg, L. B. & Chee, G. (2012). Social-relational risk factors for predicting elder physical abuse: An ecological bi-focal model. The International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 75(1), 71-94.
Jogerst, G.J., Daly, J.M., Galloway, L.J., Zheng, S. & Xu, Y. (2012). Substance abuse associated with elder abuse in the United States. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 38(1), 63-69.
Lanier, D. N. & Dietz, T. L. (2012). Time dynamics of elder victimization: Evidence from the NCVS, 1992 to 2005. Social Science Research, 41(2), 444-463.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Lewis, J. & Weigert, A.J. (2012). The social dynamics of trust: Theoretical and empirical research, 1985-2012. Social Forces, 91(1), 25-31.
Li, W., Hui, C., Yang, H., Huiyun, X., Xiang, Y., Tao, Z., & ... Youjie, W. (2012). Prevalence and Associated Factors of Elder Mistreatment in a Rural Community in People's Republic of China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Plos ONE, 7(3), 1-8.
Lindenbach, J.M., Larocque, S., Lavoie, A.-M. & Garceau, M.-L. (2012). Older adult mistreatment risk screening : contribution to the validation of a screening tool in a domestic setting. Canadian Journal on Aging, 31(2), 253-25.
Manthorpe, J., Samsi, K. & Rapaport, J. (2012). Responding to the financial abuse of people with dementia: A qualitative study of safeguarding experiences in England. International Psychogeriatrics, 24(9), 1454-1464.