Halphen, J. M. & Dyer, C. B. (2017). Elder Abuse and Neglect. In Catic, Angela Georgia (Ed). Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics (pages 167). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
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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Leung, D. Y., Lo, S. K., Leung, A. Y., Lou, V. W., Chong, A. M., Kwan, J. S., Chan, W. C. & Chi, I. (2017). Prevalence and Correlates of Abuse Screening Items Among Community-Dwelling Hong Kong Chinese Older Adults. Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 17(1), 150-160.
McCarthy, L., Campbell, S. & Penhale, B. (2017). Elder Abuse Screening Tools: A Systematic Review. Journal of Adult Protection, 19(6), 368-379.
Melchiorre, M. G., Di Rosa, M., Barbabella, F., Barbini, N., Lattanzio, F. & Chiatti, C. (2017). Validation of the Italian Version of the Caregiver Abuse Screen Among Family Caregivers of Older People with Alzheimer's Disease. BioMed Research International, 2017(ID 3458372), 1-15.
Teresi, J. A., Ocepek-Welikson, K. & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2017). Item Response Theory Analysis of the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Screening Scale. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 213-228.
Yunus, R. M., Wazid, S. W., Hairi, N. N., Choo, W. Y., Hairi, F. M., Sooryanarayana, R., Ahmad, S. N., Razak, I. A., Peramalah, D., Aziz, S. A., Mohamad, Z. L., Mohamad, R., Ali, Z. M. & (2017). Association Between Elder Abuse and Poor Sleep: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Rural Older Malaysians. Plos One, 12(7), e0180222.
Alvarez, S. (2016). Émergences et évolutions de la prévention dans les politiques de la vieillesse. La Revue de l'Ires, 1(88), 33-61
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Beach, S. R., Carpenter, C. R., Rosen, T., Sharps, P. & Gelles, R. (2016). Screening and Detection of Elder Abuse: Research Opportunities and Lessons Learned from Emergency Geriatric Care, Intimate Partner Violence, and Child Abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(4-5), 185-216.
Cannell, M. B., Jetelina, K. K., Zavadsky, M. & Gonzalez, J. R. (2016). Towards the Development of a Screening Tool to Enhance the Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) : A Qualitative Study. BMC Emergency Medicine, 16(19), 1-10.
Cooper, C. & Livingston, G. (2016). Intervening to Reduce Elder Abuse: Challenges for Research. Age & Ageing, 45(2), 184-185.