Grenier, F., Capriz, F., Lacroix-Hugues, V., Paysant, F., Prasier, C. & Franco, A. (2016). Evaluation of French version of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screen Scale (VASS), a elder abuse screening tool. Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, 14(2), 142-150.
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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Lichtenberg, P. A., Ficker, L. J. & Rahman-Filipiak, A. (2016). Financial decision-making abilities and financial exploitation in older African Americans : Preliminary validity evidence for the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale (LFDRS). Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(1), 14-33.
Porrúa-García, C., Rodríguez-Carballeira, Á., Escartín, J., Gómez-Benito, J., Almendros, C. & Martín-Peña, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Scale of Psychological Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence (EAPA-P). Psicothema, 28(2), 214-221.
Nakamura, C., Roulet Schwab, D. & Morin, D. (2015). Traduction et adaptation culturelle d’un instrument de dépistage des signes de maltraitance envers une personne âgée. La revue de gériatrie, 40(7), 389-400.
Morin, L. (2015). Maltraitance des personnes âgées : une revue systématique inédite trace des perspectives pour la pratique clinique. La Revue de Gériatrie, 40(5), 299.
Nakamura, C., Roulet Schwab, D. et Morin, D. (2015). Traduction et adaptation culturelle d'un instrument de dépistage des signes de maltraitance envers une personne âgée. La revue de gériatrie, 40(7), 389-400.
Pérez-Rojo, G., Nuevo, R., Sancho, M. & Penhale, B. (2015). Validity and reliability of the spanish version of Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE). Research on Aging, 37(1), 63-81.
Dong, X. & Simon, M. A. (2014). Vulnerability Risk Index Profile for elder abuse in a community-dwelling population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(1), 10-15.
Berg, N., Giet, D., Beaulieu, M., Oudewater, M. & Langhendries, D. (2014). La maltraitance envers les personnes âgées : quelques éléments pour la pratique médicale. Revue médicale de Liège, 69(5-6), 382-389.
Lang, G., De Donder, L., Penhale, B., Ferreira-Alves, J., Tamutiene, I. & Luoma, M. (2014). Measuring Older Adults' Abuse: Evaluation of Formative Indicators to Promote Brevity. Educational Gerontology, 40(7), 531-542.
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Research* and validated tools and practice guidelines*