Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D., & Wilber, K. H. (2019). The Prevalence of Self-Reported Elder Abuse Among Older Women in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 20(2), 245–259.
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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Macrae, H. (2018). “My opinion is that doctors prefer younger people”: older women, physicians and ageism. Ageing & Society, 38(2), 240–266.
Piri, N., Taheri, P., Khodakarim, S. & Etemad, K. (2018). Domestic elder abuse and associated factors in elderly women in Tehran, Iran. Epidemiology And Health, e2018055.
Themes:
Family violence*, gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Weeks, L., Dupuis-Blanchard, S., Arseneault, R., MacQuarrie, C., Gagnon, D. & Leblanc, G. M. (2018). Exploring Gender and Elder Abuse from the Perspective of Professionnals. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 30(1), 127-143.
Themes:
Gender*, risk factors and vulnerability* and training*
Beaulieu, M. & Lussier-Therrien, M. (2017). L'agression sexuelle envers les femmes aînées : un problème social en mal de reconnaissance. Recherches féministes, 29(2), 199-213.
Themes:
Gender* and sexual mistreatment*
Fileborn, B. (2017). Sexual Assault and Justice for Older Women: A Critical Review of the Literature. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 18(5), 496-507.
Themes:
Consequences*, gender* and sexual mistreatment*
Lalitha, K. & Aswartha Reddy, A. (2017). Level of Disability, Social Supports and Depression as Correlates to Elder Abuse Among Older Men and Women. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 12(1), 107-115.
Themes:
Consequences*, gender* and risk factors and vulnerability*
McGarry, J. & Bowden, D. (2017). Unlocking Stories: Older Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Told Through Creative Expression. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 24(8), 629-637.
Themes:
Consequences*, gender* and intimate partner violence*
Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2017).The Prevalence of Self-Reported Elder Abuse Among Older Women in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1-15.
Barrett, A. E. & Naiman-Sessions, M. (2016). ‘It's Our Turn to Play’: Performance of Girlhood as a Collective Response to Gendered Ageism. Ageing & Society, 36(4), 764-784.