Wei, W., & Balser, S. (2024). A systematic review: Risk and protective factors of elder abuse for community-dwelling racial minorities. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(1), 73-86.
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., & Malloy, L. (2024). Increasing disclosures of older adult maltreatment: a review of best practices for interviewing older adult eyewitnesses and victims. Psychiatry, psychology and law, 31(2), 274-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2192260
Themes:
Mistreatment in general
Yalçın Gürsoy, M., & Uçan Yamaç, S. (2024). Elder abuse, depression, anxiety, and stress in community‐dwelling older adults. Psychogeriatrics, 24(2), 336-344 https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.13079
Yang, Y., & Salari, S. (2024). Elder mistreatment and psychological resilience: the moderating role of social support. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2024.2351005
Themes:
Consequences* and mistreatment in general
Yang, Y., Huang, J., Wang, M., Wang, F., Luo, H., Fan, B., ... & Zhang, M. (2024). The domestic elder abuse in China: Scale development and psychometric properties. Geriatric Nursing, 56, 7-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.12.013
Yoon S. (2024). Elder abuse victimization, mental health, and protective factors. Aging & mental health, 1–9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2326992
Zhang, H., Bao, Y., Baek, D., Clark, S., Elman, A., Hancock, D., ... & Rosen, T. (2024). Healthcare costs for legally adjudicated elder mistreatment victims in comparison to non‐mistreated older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(1), 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18712
Zhang, D., & Li, S. (2024). Family members’ abuse of older adults, psychological well-being, and sleep quality among older women and men in China. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(2), 205-214.
Themes:
Community dwelling*, family violence* and mistreatment in general
Gagnon, S., Nadeau, A., Tanguay, K., Archambault, P. M., Brousseau, A. A., Carmichael, P. H., Emond, M., Deshaies, J. F., Benhamed, A., Blanchard, P. G., Mowbray, F. I., & Mercier, E. (2023). Prevalence and predictors of elder abuse among older adults attending emergency departments: a prospective cohort study. CJEM, 25(12), 953–958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00600-4
Cournoyer, N. (2024). Les rôles mobilisés par les travailleurs sociaux afin de contrer les risques de préjudices lors d’un changement de milieu de vie de personnes aînées. [Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Sherbrooke]. Savoir UdeS. https://savoirs.usherbrooke.ca/bitstream/handle/11143/21463/cournoyer_nicolas_MSS_2024.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Themes:
Institution* and mistreatment in general