Bloemen, E., Elman, A., Baek, D., Gottesman, E., Shaw, A., Sullivan, M., ... & Rosen, T. (2024). Strategies for dissemination of ED/hospital elder mistreatment response team model. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 36(4), 350-366.https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2297232
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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Chary, A. N., Suh, M., Ordoñez, E., Cameron‐Comasco, L., Ahmad, S., Zirulnik, A., ... & Carpenter, C. R. (2024). A scoping review of geriatric emergency medicine research transparency in diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(11), 3551-3566. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19052
Themes:
Ageism, extent of the phenomenon* and hospital settings*
Cimino-Fiallos, N. (2024). Elder abuse and neglect: making the diagnosis and devising a treatment plan in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Practice, 26(9), 1-20. https://europepmc.org/article/med/39173111
Themes:
Hospital settings*, mistreatment in general and neglect*
Elman, A., Cox, S., Gottesman, E., Herman, S., Kirshner, A., Tietz, S., ... & Rosen, T. (2024). The critical role of the specialized social worker as part of ED/hospital-based elder mistreatment response teams. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 36(4), 384-394.https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2255742
Baek, D., Gottesman, E., Makaroun, L. K., Elman, A., Stern, M. E., Shaw, A., ... & Rosen, T. (2025). Long‐Term Trajectories of Older Adults Served by an Emergency Department/Hospital‐Based Elder Mistreatment Response Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19351
Themes:
Consequences*, hospital settings* and mistreatment in general
El Hussein, M., & Sheehan, D. (2025). Nurse‐Administered Screening Tools for Detecting Elder Abuse in Emergency Departments: A Scoping Review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81(6), 2946-2963. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16650
Kefayati, M. S., Poortaghi, S., Sahebi, L., & Nikpeyma, N. (2025). Investigating the relationship between hospitalized elder abuse and perceived health among hospitalized older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1-21.https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2516675
Mercier, E., & de Wit, K. (2025). Assessing for elder abuse after a low-level fall, we need to do better. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(6), 499-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00910-9
Qi, Y., Xie, Z., Xu, L., Jiang, S., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., ... & Dong, C. (2025). Development and validation of the self-neglect questionnaire for Chinese hospitalized older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 278-286.https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.073
Baker, M. W., & Heitkemper, M. M. (2005). The roles of nurses on interprofessional teams to combat elder mistreatment. Nursing Outlook, 53(5), 253–259.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and mistreatment in general