Giordano, A. & Street, D. (2009). Challenging provider performance: developing policy to improve the quality of care to protect vulnerable adults. Journal of Adult Protection, 11(2), 5-12.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
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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Griffith, R. & Tengnah, C. (2009). Understanding the safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006. British Journal of Community Nursing, 14(7), 309-313.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Hewitt, D. (2009). Not just in the mental capacity act: Using the law to protect vulnerable adults. Journal of Adult Protection, 11(2), 25-31.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Killick, C. & Taylor, B.J. (2009). Professional decision making on elder abuse: systematic narrative review. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 21(3), 211-238.
Monod, S. & Sautebin, A. (2009). Vieillir et devenir vulnérable. Revue Médicale Suisse, 5(226), 2353-2357.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Peisah, C., Finkel, S., Shulman, K., Melding, P., Luxenberg, J., Heinik, J. & al. (2009). The wills of older people: risk factors for undue influence. International Psychogeriatrics, 21(1), 7-15.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Peri, K., Fanslow, J., Hand, J. & Parsons, J. (2009). Keeping Older People Safe by Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, (35), 159-172.
Themes:
Family violence*, prevention* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Shearlock, L. & Cambridge, P. (2009). Working effectively with the police in safeguarding vulnerable adults: Sharing experience from Somerset. Journal of Adult Protection, 11(4), 6-19.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Shinan-Altman, S. & Cohen, M. (2009). Nursing aides’ attitudes to elder abuse in nursing homes: The effect of work stressors and burnout. The Gerontologist, 49(5), 674-684.
Themes:
Institution* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Bizzini, L. & Rapin, C.-H. (2007). L'âgisme. Une forme de discrimination qui porte préjudice aux personnes âgées et prépare le terrain de la négligence et de la violence. Gérontologie et Société, 123(4), 263-278.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*