Abujarad, F., Ulrich, D., Edwards, C., Choo, E., Pantalon, M. V., Jubanyik, K., Dziura, J., D’Onofrio, G., & Gill, T. M. (2021). Development and usability evaluation of VOICES: A digital health tool to identify elder mistreatment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(6), 1469–1478.
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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Elman, A., Rosselli, S., Burnes, D., Clark, S., Stern, M. E., LoFaso, V. M., Mulcare, M. R., Breckman, R., & Rosen, T. (2020). Developing the Emergency Department Elder Mistreatment Assessment Tool for Social Workers Using a Modified Delphi Technique. Health & Social Work.
Cannell, B., Mars, L., & Schoen, J. (2020). EAGLE and DETECT--Innovative Tools Helping First Responders to Combat Elder Abuse. Generations, 44(1), 44–50.
Platts-Mills, T. F., Sivers-Teixeira, T., Encarnacion, A., Tanksley, B., & Olsen, B. (2020). EM-SART: A Scalable Elder Mistreatment Screening and Response Tool for Emergency Departments. Generations, 44(1), 51–58.
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.
Wang, B., Hoover, D. R., Beck, T., & Dong, X. (2020). A Vulnerability Risk Index of Self‐Neglect in a Community‐Dwelling Older Population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68(4), 809–816.
Zawisza, K., Galas, A., Tobiasz-Adamczyk, B., & Grodzicki, T. (2020). Validity of a Self-Reported Neglect Scale Among Older Adults in Poland. Gerontologist, 60(3), e117–e126.
Bobitt, J., Carter, J., & Kuhne, J. (2020). Using diffusion of innovations framework to examine the dissemination and implementation of the adult protective services national voluntary consensus guidelines. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(3), 201–216.
Brijnath, B., Gahan, L., Gaffy, E., & Dow, B. (2020). “Build Rapport, Otherwise No Screening Tools in the World Are Going to Help”: Frontline Service Providers’ Views on Current Screening Tools for Elder Abuse. Gerontologist, 60(3), 472–482.
Fan, J.-Y., Zhao, H.-M., Liu, Y.-T., Kong, L.-L., Mao, J., & Li, J. (2020). Psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Fraboni scale of ageism: evidence from medical students sample. BMC Medical Education, 20(1), 197.
Themes:
Ageism* and validated tools and practice guidelines*