Yan, E., Chan, K.-L. & Tiwari, A. (2015). A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors for elder abuse in Asia. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 16(2), 199-219.
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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Yeung, P., Cooper, L. & Dale, M. (2015). Prevalence and associated factors of elder abuse in a community-dwelling population of Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 27(3), 29-43.
Zannettino, L., Bagshaw, D., Wendt, S. & Adams, V. (2015). The role of emotional vulnerability and abuse in the financial exploitation of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(1), 74-89.
Alizadeh-Khoei, M., Sharifi, F., Hossain, S. Z., Fakhrzadeh, H. & Salimi, Z. (2014). Elder abuse: Risk factors of abuse in elderly community-dwelling Iranians. Educational Gerontology, 40(7), 543-554.
Chokkanathan, S. (2014). Factors associated with elder mistreatment in rural Tamil Nadu, India: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(8), 863-869.
Themes:
Intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Chokkanathan, S., Natarajan, A. & Mohanty, J. (2014). Elder Abuse and Barriers to Help Seeking in Chennai, India: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of Elder Abuse And Neglect, 26(1), 60-79.
Themes:
Intercultural*, physical mistreatment*, reporting* and research*
De Carvalho, I. M. (2014). An exploratory study of social workers' perceptions of violence against older people in Portugal. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 28(3), 414-430.
Themes:
Intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Dong, X., Chang, E. S., Wong, E., Wong, B. & Simon, M. A. (2014). Association of depressive symptomatology and elder mistreatment in a U.S. Chinese population: Findings from a community-based participatory research study. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 23(1), 81-98.
Themes:
Intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Dong, X., Chen, R., Fulmer, T. & Simon, M. A. (2014). Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Mistreatment in a Community-Dwelling Population of U.S. Chinese Older Adults. Journal Of Aging And Health, 26(7), 1209-1224.
Themes:
Intercultural* and research*
Edirisinghe, P. A. S., Paranitharn, P., Perera, W. N. S. & Williams, S. S. (2014). Elder abuse among outpatient department attendees in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Medical Journal, 59(3), 84-89.