Ahnlund, P., Andersson, T., Snellman, F., Sundström, M., & Heimer, G. (2020). Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence, 35(5–6), 1539–1561.
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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Costa-Moreira, P., & Silva, M. (2020). Screening Colonoscopy in Older Patients: Elder Care or Elder Abuse? Digestive Diseases And Sciences.
Simmons, J., Wiklund, N., Ludvigsson, M., Nägga, K., & Swahnberg, K. (2020). Validation of REAGERA-S: a new self-administered instrument to identify elder abuse and lifetime experiences of abuse in hospitalized older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(2), 173–195.
Altintop, I., & Tatli, M. (2019). Physical abuse of the elderly: a 4‐year retrospective evaluation in the emergency department. Psychogeriatrics, 19(1), 10–15.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and physical mistreatment*
Benbow, S. M., Bhattacharyya, S., & Kingston, P. (2019). Older adults and violence: an analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews in England involving adults over 60 years of age. Ageing & Society, 39(6), 1097–1121.
Themes:
Caregivers*, consequences*, family violence* and physical mistreatment*
Burnes, D., Acierno, R., & Hernandez-Tejada, M. (2019). Help-Seeking Among Victims of Elder Abuse: Findings From the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 74(5), 891–896.
Kołodziejczak, S., Terelak, A., & Bulsa, M. (2019). Domestic violence against seniors in rural areas of West Pomerania, Poland. Annals Of Agricultural And Environmental Medicine: AAEM, 26(1), 92–96.
Lee, M., Rosen, T., Murphy, K. & Sagar, P. (2019). A new role for imaging in the diagnosis of physical elder abuse: results of a qualitative study with radiologists and frontline providers. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 163–180.
Lee, M., Rosen, T., Murphy, K. & Sagar, P. (2019). A new role for imaging in the diagnosis of physical elder abuse: results of a qualitative study with radiologists and frontline providers. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 163–180.
Logan, J. E., Haileyesus, T., Ertl, A., Rostad, W. L., & Herbst, J. H. (2019). Nonfatal Assaults and Homicides Among Adults Aged ≥60 Years - United States, 2002-2016. MMWR. Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report, 68(13), 297–302.
Themes:
Consequences*, family violence* and physical mistreatment*