Zeng, Q., Wang, Y., Zhao, F., & He, Z. (2025). Predicting Elder Abuse Using a Random Forest Classifier. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605251355973. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251355973
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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Zwar, L., König, H. H., Delfin, E., & Hajek, A. (2025). Ambivalent ageism and the pains and gains of informal caregiving for older adults: Findings from Germany. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 129, 105683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105683
Themes:
Ageism, caregivers* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Yang, Y., Huang, J., Wang, M., Wang, F., Luo, H., Fan, B., ... & Zhang, M. (2024). The domestic elder abuse in China: Scale development and psychometric properties. Geriatric Nursing, 56, 7-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.12.013
Jang, Y., Park, J., Park, N. S., Chung, S., & Kim, M. T. (2023). Safety Concerns for Persons with Dementia in Senior Housing: A Qualitative Study with Korean American Caregivers in Los Angeles. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 66(8), 1108-1119. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2212715
Themes:
Caregivers*, institution* and mistreatment in general
Ribeiro, D., Carreira, L., Salci, M. A., Marques, F. R. D. M., Gallo, A., Baccon, W., Baldissera, V., & Laranjeira, C. (2023). The Institutionalisation of Brazilian Older Abused Adults: A Qualitative Study among Victims and Formal Carers. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 8(3), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8030065
Gassoumis, Z. D., Martinez, J. M., Yonashiro‐Cho, J., Mosqueda, L., Hou, A., Han, S. D., ... & Wilber, K. H. (2024). Comprehensive Older Adult and Caregiver Help (COACH): A person‐centered caregiver intervention prevents elder mistreatment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 72(1), 246-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18597
Themes:
Caregivers*, mistreatment in general and training*
Lev, S., Waksman, Y., & Schindler, M. (2024). Social workers’ perceptions regarding legal intervention for older adults without significant cognitive decline who are abused by their adult child. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 67(5), 687-704.
Themes:
Caregivers* and mistreatment in general
Östlund, L., Sandberg, J., Skillmark, M., Bravell, M. E., & Johansson, L. (2024). A Swedish study about how staff reason and act when they suspect domestic abuse perpetrated by informal caregivers of persons with dementia. European Journal of Social Work, 27(2), 387-400. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2023.2276653
Themes:
Caregivers*, community dwelling* and mistreatment in general
Requena, C., & González-González, E. (2024). Effect of experiential learning on the ageist attitudes of higher education students. Educational Gerontology, 50(6), 481-491. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2024.2306425
Themes:
Ageism and caregivers*
Salarvand, S., Azizi, Z., Bitaraf, S., & Momeni-Safarabad, N. (2024). Prevalence of self-reported domestic elder abuse and its relation with personality traits of older people and their family caregivers. Archives of Iranian medicine, 27(6), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.34172/aim.28107
Themes:
Caregivers*, community dwelling* and mistreatment in general