Yalçın Gürsoy, M., & Tanriverdi, G. (2023). Elder abuse prevalence and related risk factors in Turkey: A systematic review. Ageing International, 48(2), 656-668.
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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Yıldız, M., Varol, E., Yildirim, M. S., Elkoca, A., & Sarpdağı, Y. (2023). The effect of rumination and elder abuse level on successful aging in elderly individuals: Analysis with a machine learning approach. Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 23(4), 588–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12965
Themes:
Consequences* and mistreatment in general
Zahedi, N., Abolghasemi, A., & Kafi, M. (2023). The Comparison of Cognitive Abilities and Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults with and Without Experience of Abuse. Aging Psychology, 9(3), 258-243. https://doi.org/10.22126/jap.2023.9360.1717
Zhang, D. (2023). Elder abuse and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: The moderating role of adverse childhood experiences. Journal of affective disorders, 339, 742–749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.070
Atkinson, E., & Roberto, K. A. (2024). Global approaches to primary, secondary, and tertiary elder abuse prevention: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(1), 150-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221145
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and prevention*
Band-Winterstein, T., Shulyaev, K., & Eisikovits, Z. (2024). Is lifetime abuse forgivable in old age?. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(2), 198-225.
Baumann, A., Crea-Arsenio, M., Smith, V., et al. (2024). Abuse in Canadian long-term care homes: a mixed methods study. BMJ Open Quality, 13:e002639. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002639
Berg, K., & Kjellberg, I. (2024). Managing reports of trouble: designated officials’ responses to reports of mistreatments initiated by service users and relatives. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(1), 1-24.
Bhattacharyya, K. K., Peterson, L., Molinari, V., & Bowblis, J. R. (2024). Consumer complaints in nursing homes: Analyzing substantiated single-allegation complaints to deficiency citations. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36(1), 174-188.
Themes:
Consequences*, institution* and mistreatment in general
Bloemen, E. M., Tietz, S., Lindberg, D. M., Hayes, J., Lum, H., Gottesman, E., ... & Rosen, T. (2024). Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2024.2339242
Themes:
Hospital settings*, intervention* and mistreatment in general