Lameky, V. Y. (2025). The Worldwide Face of Elder Abuse. The Journal of Adult Protection, 27(2), 114-116.https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-03-2025-100
Themes:
Mistreatment in general
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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Langton, L., Banks, D., Fann, M., Woods, D., Vermeer, M. J., & Jackson, B. A. (2025). Improving the Identification of and Responses to Victims of Elder Mistreatment. Rand Health Quarterly, 12(2), 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40109393/
Lees Haggerty, K., Stoeckle, R. J., Campetti, R., Froberg, R., Ojelabi, O., Connolly, M. T., ... & Fulmer, T. (2025). Accelerating the pace of elder justice policy to meet the needs of a growing aging population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(1), 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19257
Themes:
Intervention*, mistreatment in general and prevention*
Li, M., Tong, W., Zeng, Q., Zhang, X., Ma, S., & Zhang, H. (2025). Prevalence and influencing factors of elder abuse tendency among Chinese caregivers working in Gansu Province nursing homes: A cross-sectional study. Geriatric Nursing, 61, 463-469.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.12.021
Lieve, P., Maxime, C., Naomi, A., Hilde, B., Paul, V. R., & Kristof, V. A. (2025). Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Elder Abuse in Belgium: Challenges and Strategies for Intervention. Sage Open Aging, 11, 30495334251355098. https://doi.org/10.1177/30495334251355098
Lim, G., Lusby, S., Carman, M., & Bourne, A. (2025). LGBTQ Victim-Survivors' Experiences and Negotiations of Service Worker and Service System Discrimination. Journal of Family Violence, 40(1), 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00554-2
Themes:
LGBTQ+ and mistreatment in general
MacNeil, A., Salvo, E., & Burnes, D. (2025). A Qualitative Study of Adult Protective Services Practitioners Responding to Allegations of Elder Abuse and Self-Neglect. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 68(2), 172-188.https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2373289
Themes:
Mistreatment in general
Maleki, M., Motalebi, S. A., Ranjbaran, M., & Hosseinigolafshani, S. (2025). Prevalence of elder abuse and its correlated factors in Iranian community-dowelling older adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC geriatrics, 25(1), 315. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05995-6
Marrs, S. A., Yelvington, M., Rhodes, A., O’Hara, C., MacDonald, C., & Gendron, T. (2025). An Exploration of the Knowledge and Current Practices of Frontline Workers Regarding Elder Abuse. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(3), 473-485.https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241274906
Themes:
Extent of the phenomenon* and mistreatment in general
McNichols, C. C., & Gros, A. (2025). Rehabilitation Practitioners & Elder Abuse: A Scoping Review. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(Supplement_2), 7911500012p1-7911500012p1. https://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2025.79S2-PO10
Themes:
Mistreatment in general