Barriers to help seeking* – Research Chair on Mistreatment of Older Adults

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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Murayama, Y., Yamazaki, S., Hasebe, M., Takahashi, T., Yamaguchi, J., & Kobayashi, E. (2022). Psychological Factors That Suppress Help-Seeking among Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living Alone. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(17), 10620. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710620

Themes: Barriers to help seeking* and mistreatment in general

Brown, K., & Gordon, F. (2022). Improving access to justice for older victims of crime by reimagining conceptions of vulnerability. Ageing & Society, 42(3), 614-631. doi:10.1017/S0144686X20001051

Themes: Barriers to help seeking* and mistreatment in general

Padilla-Medina, D. M., Small, E., & Pavlova Nikolova, S. (2023). Exploring Help-Seeking Predictors Among Colombian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Different Age Groups. Violence against women, 29(2), 202–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221088308

Themes: Barriers to help seeking*, intimate partner violence* and risk factors and vulnerability*

Carthy, N., Best, D., Heckels, V., Weber, L., & Eberhardt, J. (2023). Complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among midlife to older female survivors of intimate partner violence. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 15(2), 331–339. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001238

Themes: Barriers to help seeking*, intimate partner violence* and risk factors and vulnerability*

Young, H. M., Kolanowski, A. M., & Fick, D. M. (2021). The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right: Revisiting Our Societal Values and Strategies in the Care of Older Adults in 2021. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 14(2), 55–58.

Themes: Ageism*, barriers to help seeking* and community-based*

Kneale, D., Henley, J., Thomas, J., & French, R. (2021). Inequalities in older LGBT people’s health and care needs in the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review. Ageing & Society, 41(3), 493–515.

Themes: Barriers to help seeking*, consequences* and lgbt*

Acierno, R., Steedley, M., Hernandez-Tejada, M. A., Frook, G., Watkins, J., & Muzzy, W. (2020). Relevance of Perpetrator Identity to Reporting Elder Financial and Emotional Mistreatment. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(2), 221–225.

Themes: Barriers to help seeking*, financial mistreatment* and psychological mistreatment*

Dow, B., Gahan, L., Gaffy, E., Joosten, M., Vrantsidis, F., & Jarred, M. (2020). Barriers to Disclosing Elder Abuse and Taking Action in Australia. Journal of Family Violence, 35(8), 853–861.

Themes: Barriers to help seeking*

Mohd Mydin, F. H., & Othman, S. (2020). Elder Abuse and Neglect Intervention in the Clinical Setting: Perceptions and Barriers Faced by Primary Care Physicians in Malaysia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(23–24), 6041–6066.

Themes: Barriers to help seeking* and hospital settings*

Scientific Watch and summaries

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.