Castle, N. & Beach, S. (2013). Elder Abuse in Assisted Living. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 32(2), 248-267.
Themes:
Institution*
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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Charpentier, M. & Soulières, M. (2013). Elder abuse and neglect in institutional settings: The resident's perspective. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 25(4), 339-354.
Themes:
Bullying* and institution*
Cooper, C., Dow, B., Hay, S.,Livingston, D. & Livingston, G. (2013). Care workers' abusive behavior to residents in care homes: a qualitative study of types of abuse, barriers, and facilitators to good care and development of an instrument for reporting of abuse anonymously. International Psychogeriatrics, 25(5), 733-741.
Corson, T. R. & Nadash, P. (2013). Providing Long Term Care for Sex Offenders: Liabilities and Responsibilities. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association, 14(11), 787-790.
Gagnon, É. & Clément, M. (2013). Le comité d’éthique, la vie privée et l’intimité. Interpréter les droits des usagers. Les ateliers de l'éthique, 8(1),70–90.
Dixon, J., Biggs, S., Stevens, M. & Tinker, A. (2013). Defining the "perpetrator": abuse, neglect and dignity in care. Journal Of Adult Protection, 15(1), 5-14.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, institution* and research*
Dong, X. & Simon, M.A. (2013). Elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons. JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(10), 911-917.
Themes:
Institution* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Jeanne Teresi, A., Ramirez, M., Ellis, J., Silver, S., Boratgis, G., Kong, J., & ... S. Lachs, M. (2013). A staff intervention targeting resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) in long-term care increased staff knowledge, recognition and reporting: Results from a cluster randomized trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(5), 644-656.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, institution*, intervention* and reporting*
Kalavar, J. M., Jamuna, D. & Ejaz, F.K. (2013). Elder Abuse in India: Extrapolating From the Experiences of Seniors in India's "Pay And Stay" Homes. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 25(1), 3-18.
Themes:
Institution* and intercultural*
Knowles, M. & Campbell, A. (2013). Financial abuse in care homes: do you know what to look out for? Nursing & Residential Care, 15(5), 294-296.