Wilson, I. M., Tan, K. C., Tan, J. Y. S., Jones, L., Dawood, K., & Mack, W. (2025). “I (am) scared I will hurt him, then I will regret it forever”: Singaporean caregiver perspectives and elder abuse risk. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2), 150-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2469054
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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Wyman, J., ElSaleh, R., Dion Larivière, C., & Malloy, L. (2025). Canadian law enforcement perceptions of older adult maltreatment, interviewing practices and training needs. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 40(1), 212-228.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-025-09731-z
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and training*
Xu, W., & Yang, Y. (2025). Elder abuse and psychological distress of Chinese widowed older adults. Family Relations.https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13182
Yi, E. H. G., Kim, J., Lin, I. H., Szempruch, J., & Gu, L. (2025). A Scoping Review of Elder Mistreatment and Abuse in Asian Americans. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2503263
Zhao, Z., Zhang, X., & Lu, Y. (2025). Understanding How Caregiver Burnout Leads to Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: New Research Directions. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.70064
Themes:
Institution* and mistreatment in general
Zeng, Q., Wang, Y., Zhao, F., & He, Z. (2025). Predicting Elder Abuse Using a Random Forest Classifier. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605251355973. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355973
Zhang, M., & Zhang, X. (2025). Self-neglect in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100350
Themes:
Gender* and mistreatment in general
Teasdale-Dubé, A., Viau-Quesnel, C., & Lapierre, S. (2024). Suicidal ideation in canadian family caregivers for a person with dementia: a portrait of the situation. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 43(3), 438-445. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980824000011
Allan, M.A. (1998). Elder abuse: a challenge for home care nurses. Home Healthcare Nurse, 16(2), 103–110.
Themes:
Community dwelling* and mistreatment in general
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