Langton, L., Banks, D., Fann, M., Woods, D., Vermeer, M. J., & Jackson, B. A. (2025). Improving the Identification of and Responses to Victims of Elder Mistreatment. Rand Health Quarterly, 12(2), 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40109393/
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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Li, H., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., & Ben, S. (2025). Prevalence and influencing factors of self-neglect in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Geriatric Nursing, 64, 103396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103396
Li, M., Tong, W., Zeng, Q., Zhang, X., Ma, S., & Zhang, H. (2025). Prevalence and influencing factors of elder abuse tendency among Chinese caregivers working in Gansu Province nursing homes: A cross-sectional study. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 463-469.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.12.021
Liu, Y., & Zhao, J. (2025). Does Retirement Increase Fraud Exposure and Fraud Victimization? Evidence From China. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(8), 1252-1256.https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241305319
Macdonald, M., Palmieri, P. A., Dominguez-Cancino, K. A., Weeks, L. E., Gallant, A., Yakubovich, A. R., ... & Salazar, P. C. (2025). Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol. BMJ open, 15(3), e091212.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091212
Mackenstadt, D., & Adams-Price, C. (2025). Negative aging stereotypes: Fear of dependency impact on anxiety and depression in middle and older adults, examined by gender. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(3), 293-317.https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241240125
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Ageism and risk factors and vulnerability*
Maleki, M., Motalebi, S. A., Ranjbaran, M., & Hosseinigolafshani, S. (2025). Prevalence of elder abuse and its correlated factors in Iranian community-dowelling older adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC geriatrics, 25(1), 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05995-6
Mao, Q., Huang, Z., & Zhang, L. (2025). The prevalence of self‐neglect among older adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International journal of nursing knowledge. https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12503
Mosafer, H., Soltani, S., Rostami, Z., & Sharifi, S. (2025). Factors associated with financial exploitation in older adults: A systematic review. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 662-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.028
Mounir Alaoui, O., Fayel, A., Morain, E., De Blanchard, D., Paquet, C., & Cognat, E. (2025). Violent Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 08919887251348933. https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887251348933