Rivera-Navarro, J. & Contador, I. (2019). Family caregivers’ perceptions of maltreatment of older adults with dementia: findings from the northwest of Spain. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 77–95.
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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Spencer, D., Funk, L. M., Dansereau, L., Herron, R. V. & Gerbrandt, E. (2019). Fear, Defensive Strategies and Caring for Cognitively Impaired Family Members. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 62(1), 67–85.
Themes:
Caregivers*, family violence* and incapacity and handicap*
Stall, N. M., Kim, S. J., Hardacre, K. A., Shah, P. S., Straus, S. E., Bronskill, S. E., & … Rochon, P. A. (2019). Association of Informal Caregiver Distress with Health Outcomes of Community‐Dwelling Dementia Care Recipients: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(3), 609–617.
Themes:
Caregivers*, consequences* and systematic review and meta analysis*
Wang, M., Sun, H., Zhang, J. & Ruan, J. (2019). Prevalence and associated factors of elder abuse in family caregivers of older people with dementia in central China cross-sectional study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(2), 299–307.
Wyman, M. F., Shiovitz-Ezra, S., & Parag, O. (2019). Ageism in informal care network members of older women. International Psychogeriatrics. 1-10
Themes:
Ageism*, caregivers* and gender*
Rivera-Navarro, J., Sepúlveda, R., Contador, I., Fernández-Calvo, B., Ramos, F., Tola-Arribas, M. Á. & Goñi, M. (2018). Detection of maltreatment of people with dementia in Spain: usefulness of the Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE). European Journal of Ageing, 15(1), 87–99.
Themes:
Caregivers* and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Fang, B., Yan, E., Chan, K. L. & Ip, P. (2018). Elder abuse and its medical outcomes in older Chinese people with cognitive and physical impairments. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(8), 1038–1047.
Themes:
Caregivers*, consequences*, incapacity and handicap* and intercultural*
Orfila, F., Coma-Solé, M., Cabanas, M., Cegri-Lombardo, F., Moleras-Serra, A. & Pujol-Ribera, E. (2018). Family Caregiver Mistreatment of the Elderly: Prevalence of Risk and Associated Factors. BMC Public Health, 18(167), 1-14.
Twomey, M. (2018). Breaking the Silence on Older Caregivers and Abuse. Generations, 42(3), 71–76.
Themes:
Caregivers*, extent of the phenomenon* and incapacity and handicap*
Arai, Y., Noguchi, C. & Zarit, S. H. (2017). Potentially Harmful Behavior by Caregivers May Be Predicted by a Caregiver Burden Scale. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 32(5), 582-583.