Lewis, V. J., White, V., Hawthorne, F., Eastwood, J., & Mullins, R. (2019). Addressing elder abuse through integrating law into health: What do allied health professionals at a Community Health Service in Melbourne, Australia, think? Australasian Journal On Ageing.
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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Rosen, T., Elman, A., Dion, S., Delgado, D., Demetres, M., Breckman, R., … Lachs, M. S. (2019). Review of Programs to Combat Elder Mistreatment: Focus on Hospitals and Level of Resources Needed. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 67(6), 1286–1294.
Sharp, C. A., Schulz Moore, J. S., & McLaws, M.-L. (2019). Two-Hourly Repositioning for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly: Patient Safety or Elder Abuse? Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 16(1), 17–34.
Themes:
Best practices* and hospital settings*
Truong, C., Burnes, D., Alaggia, R., Elman, A. & Rosen, T. (2019). Disclosure among victims of elder abuse in healthcare settings: a missing piece in the overall effort toward detection. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 181–190.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and reporting*
Uğurlu, Z., Kav, S., Karahan, A., & Akgün Çıtak, E. (2019). Correlates of Ageism Among Health Care Professionals Working With Older Adults. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 30(3), 303–312.
Themes:
Ageism*, hospital settings* and institution*
Namboodri, B. L., Rosen, T., Dayaa, J. A., Bischof, J. J., Ramadan, N., Patel, M. D., & … Platts, M. T. F. (2018). Elder Abuse Identification in the Prehospital Setting: An Examination of State Emergency Medical Services Protocols. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(5), 962–968.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Rosen, T., Stern, M. E., Elman, A. & Mulcare, M. R. (2018). Identifying and Initiating Intervention for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Emergency Department. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 34(3), 435–451.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and hospital settings*
Rosen, T., Stern, M. E., Mulcare, M. R., Elman, A., McCarthy, T. J., LoFaso, V. M., &… Lachs, M. S. (2018). Emergency department provider perspectives on elder abuse and development of a novel ED-based multidisciplinary intervention team. Emergency Medicine Journal, 35(10), 600–607.
Andrews, J. (2017). Abuse of Older People: The Responsibilities of Community Nurses. British Journal of Community Nursing, 22(5), 224-225.
Themes:
Hospital settings* and intervention*
Friedman, L. S., Avila, S., Liu, E., Dixon, K., Patch, O., Partida, R., Zielke, H., Giloth, B., Friedman, D., Moorman, L. & Meltzer, W. (2017). Using Clinical Signs of Neglect to Identify Elder Neglect Cases. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 270-287.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and neglect*