Yan, E., Ng, H.K.L., Sun, R., Lai, D.W.L., Cheng, S.-T., Lou, V.W.Q., Fong, D.Y.T. and Kwok, T. (2022), "Resilience as a protective factor against elder abuse by family caregivers: findings from a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong". The Journal of Adult Protection, 24(5), 255-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-06-2022-0012
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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Wolde, A., Wolancho, W., Belay, Y., Alemu, A., Asefa, A., & Gebremedhin, T. (2022). A Community-Based Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study of Elder Abuse Perpetration or Victimization Among Elders in Ethiopia, 2022. Clinical interventions in aging, 17, 957–969. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S360548
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Wiklund, N., Ludvigsson, M., Nägga, K. et al. (2022). Elder abuse and life-course victimization in hospitalized older adults in Sweden: prevalence and associations with mental ill-health. BMC Geriatr 22 (929). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03638-8
Themes:
LGBTQ+, mistreatment in general and risk factors and vulnerability*
Wilkins, K. M., Goldenberg, M. N., Cyrus, K. D., Hyacinth, M., & Conroy, M. L. (2022). Addressing Mistreatment by Patients in Geriatric Subspecialties: A New Framework. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(1), 78–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2021.04.011
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and prevention*
Steinsheim, G., Saga, S., Olsen, B., Broen, H. K., & Malmedal, W. (2022). Abusive episodes among home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional Norwegian study. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 852. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03569-4
Themes:
Dementia, extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Son, Y. H., & Cho, M. S. (2022). Abuse and risk factors among community-dwelling elderly in South Korea during COVID-19. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 34(4), 259–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2022.2114971
Weissberger, G. H., Lim, A. C., Mosqueda, L., Schoen, J., Axelrod, J., Nguyen, A. L., Wilber, K. H., Esquivel, R. S., & Han, S. D. (2022). Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 689. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03385-w
Themes:
COVID-19*, extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
Wei, W., & Balser, S. (2022). A Systematic Review: Risk and Protective Factors of Elder Abuse for Community-Dwelling Racial Minorities. Trauma, violence & abuse, 15248380221140123. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221140123
van Hoof, J., Dikken, J., van Staalduinen, W. H., van der Pas, S., van den Hoven, R. F. M., & Hulsebosch-Janssen, L. M. T. (2022). Towards a Better Understanding of the Sense of Safety and Security of Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Case of the Age-Friendly City of The Hague. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(7), 3960. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073960
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and protective factors
Takele, A., Kotecho, M., Adamek, M. (2022). “Hunger Would Kill us Instead of the Pandemic:” Elders’ Responses to COVID-19 in Ethiopia. Health and Social Care in the community, 30(6), 735. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13774
Themes:
Consequences*, covid-19* and mistreatment in general