Manthorpe, J., Samsi, K. & Rapaport, J. (2013). "Capacity Is Key": Investigating New Legal Provisions in England and Wales for Adult Safeguarding. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 25(4), 355-373.
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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Mishra, A. J. & Patel, A. B. (2013). Crimes against the elderly in India: A content analysis on factors causing fear of crime. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 8(1), 13-23.
Park, N. S., Dobbs, D., Carrion, I. V., Young, T. L., Salmon, J. R. & Roff, L. L. (2013). Social Relationships of African American and Hispanic Older Assisted Living Residents: Exploring the Role of Race and Ethnicity. Journal Of Housing For The Elderly, 27(4), 369-391.
Rytterström, P., Arman, M. & Unosson, M. (2013). Aspects of care culture in municipal care for elderly people: a hermeneutic documentary analysis of reports of abuse. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 27(2), 354-362.
Shankardass, M. K. (2013). Addressing elder abuse: Review of societal responses in India and selected Asian countries. International Psychogeriatrics, 25(8), 1229-1234.
Wu, L., Min, S., Hui, C., Toa, Z., Zhongqiang, C., Huiyun, X. & Youjie, W. (2013). The relationship between elder mistreatment and suicidal ideation in rural older adults in China. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(10), 1020-1028.
Themes:
Consequences*, intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Abdel Rahman, T. T. & El Gaafary, M. M. (2012). Elder mistreatment in a rural area in Egypt. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 12(3), 532-537.
Bowes, A., Avan, G. & Bien Macintosh, M. (2012). Cultural diversity and the mistreatment of older people in black and minority ethnic communities: Some implications for service provision. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 24(3), 251-274.
Themes:
Intercultural* and intervention*
Cadmus, E.O. & Owoaje, E.T. (2012). Prevalence and correlates of elder abuse among older women in rural and urban communities in South Western Nigeria. Health Care for Women International, 33(10), 973-984.
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon*, gender* and intercultural*
DeLiema, M., Gassoumis, Z.D., Homeier, D.C. & Wilber, K.H. (2012). Determining prevalence and correlate of elder abuse using promotores : Low-incom immigrant Latinos report high rates of abuse and neglect. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 60(7), 1333-1339.