Awuviry, N. K., Nkansah, J. O., & Ofori, D. K. (2020). Attributions of elder neglect: A phenomenological study of older people in ghana. Health & Social Care in the Community.
Themes:
Intercultural* and neglect*
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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Pickering, C. E. Z., Yefimova, M., Maxwell, C., Puga, F., & Sullivan, T. (2020). Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia. Gerontologist, 60(3), 483–493.
Themes:
Caregivers*, neglect* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Simmons, J., Wiklund, N., Ludvigsson, M., Nägga, K., & Swahnberg, K. (2020). Validation of REAGERA-S: a new self-administered instrument to identify elder abuse and lifetime experiences of abuse in hospitalized older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(2), 173–195.
Altendorf, A., Draper, B., Wijeratne, C., Schreiber, J., & Kanareck, D. (2020). Neglect of Older People: Touching on Forensic and Pathophysiological Aspects. Gerontologist, 60(6), e449–e465.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and neglect*
Stodolska, A., Parnicka, A., Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B., & Grodzicki, T. (2020). Exploring Elder Neglect: New Theoretical Perspectives and Diagnostic Challenges. Gerontologist, 60(6), e438–e448.
Themes:
Detection and identification* and neglect*
Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Eduafo, R., & Borkey, R. (2020). Psychometric Properties of a New Scale Measuring Neglect and Abuse of Older Adults in the Community: Implications for Social Activity. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 272684X20915384.
Ernst, J. S. (2019). Older adults neglected by their caregivers: vulnerabilities and risks identified in an adult protective services sample. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(1), 5–15.
Themes:
Caregivers*, neglect* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Ezalina, E., Machmud, R., Effendi, N., & Maputra, Y. (2019). Effectiveness of the Elderly Caring Model as an Intervention to Prevent the Neglect of the Elderly in the Family. Open Access Macedonian Journal Of Medical Sciences, 7(14), 2365–2370.
Themes:
Best practices*, intervention* and neglect*
Friedman, L., Avila, S., Friedman, D., & Meltzer, W. (2019). Association between Type of Residence and Clinical Signs of Neglect in Older Adults. Gerontology, 65(1), 30–39.
Themes:
Institution* and neglect*
Gardner, P., & Alegre, R. (2019). “Just like us”: Increasing awareness, prompting action and combating ageism through a critical intergenerational service learning project. Educational Gerontology, 45(2), 146–158.
Themes:
Best practices*, institution* and neglect*