Jenkins, R. (2012). Using advocacy to safeguard older people with learning disabilities. Nursing Older People, 24(6), 31-36.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*, physical mistreatment* and self neglect*
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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Olofsson, N., Lindqvist, K. & Danielsson, I. (2012). Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65-84 years. Public Health, 126(4), 358-364.
Payne, B. K. & Strasser, S.M. (2012). Financial exploitation of older persons in adult care settings: Comparisons to physical abuse and the justice system's response. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 24(3), 231-250.
Schiamberg, L.B., Oehmke, J., Zhang, Z., Barboza, G.E., Griffore, R.J., Von Heydrich, L., Post, L.A., Weatherill, R.P. & Mastin, T. (2012). Physical abuse of older adults in nursing homes: A random sample survey of older adults with an elderly family member in a nursing home. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 24(1), 65-83.
Themes:
Institution* and physical mistreatment*
Tolson, D. & Morley, J. E. (2012). Physical restraints: Abusive and harmful. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 13(4), 311-313.
Themes:
Institution* and physical mistreatment*
Cook, J.M., Dinnen, S. & O’Donnell, C. (2011). Older women survivors of physical and sexual violence : A systematic review of the quantitative literature. Journal of Women’s Health, 20(7), 1075-1081.
Friedman, L.S. (2011). A case-control study of severe physical abuse of older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(3), 417-422.
Themes:
Physical mistreatment*
Karch, D. & Nunn, K. C. (2011). Characteristics of Elderly and Other Vulnerable Adult Victims of Homicide by a Caregiver: National Violent Death Reporting System—17 U.S. States, 2003-2007. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(1), 137-157.
Acierno, R. & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2010). Prevalence and correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse and potential neglect in the United States: the national elder mistreatment stud. American Journal of Public health, 100(2), 292-297.
Brozowski, K. & Hall, D. R. (2010). Aging and risk: Physical and sexual abuse of elders in Canada. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(7), 1183-1199.