Scientific Watch and summaries

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.

Please note that in order to view most of these articles, you must access the magazine’s website and pay a fee. Where possible, there’s a link to the PDF of the article (through the Download button) which allows you to view it at no cost. If you are part of an educational institution or that your organization offers a library service (e.g. some CISSSs), they may have already subscribed to these journals and they allow free access from a computer workstation in the facility.

Keller, E., Santos, C., Cusack, D., Väli, M., Ferrara, D., Ludes, B., … Vieira, D. N. (2019). European council of legal medicine (ECLM) guidelines for the examination of suspected elder abuse. International Journal Of Legal Medicine, 133(1), 317–322.
Mazzotti, M. C., Scarcella, E., D’Antone, E., Fersini, F., Salsi, G., Ingravallo, F., … Pelotti, S. (2019). Italian healthcare professionals’ attitude and barriers to mandatory reporting of elder abuse: An exploratory study. Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine, 63, 26–30
Themes: Reporting*
Rodrigues, R. A. P., Dos Santos, A. M. R., Pontes, M. de L. de F., Monteiro, E. A., Fhon, J. R. S., Bolina, A. F., … Silva, L. M. (2019). Report of multiple abuse against older adults in three Brazilian cities. Plos One, 14(2), e0211806.
Truong, C., Burnes, D., Alaggia, R., Elman, A. & Rosen, T. (2019). Disclosure among victims of elder abuse in healthcare settings: a missing piece in the overall effort toward detection. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(2), 181–190.
Moore, S. (2018). Through a glass darkly: exploring commissioning and contract monitoring and its role in detecting abuse in care and nursing homes for older people. Journal of Adult Protection, 20(2), 110 127.
Themes: Institution* and reporting*
Aday, R. H., Wallace, J. B. & Scott, S. J. (2017). Generational Differences in Knowledge, Recognition, and Perceptions of Elder Abuse Reporting. Educational Gerontology, 43(11), 568-581.
Moore, S. (2017). Reasons for Staff Failure to Report Abuse of Residents in Nursing Homes. Nursing Times, Online.
Themes: Institution* and reporting*
Rosen, T., Lien, C., Stern, M. E., Bloemen, E. M., Mysliwiec, R., McCarthy, T. J., Clark, S., Mulcare, M. R., Ribaudo, D. S., Lachs, M. S., Pillermer, K. & Flomenbaum, N. E. (2017). Emergency Medical Services Perspectives on Identifying and Reporting Victims of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Self-Neglect. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 53(4), 573-582.
Beaulieu, M., Pelletier, C., Manseau-Young, M.-E. & Spencer, C. (2016). A-t-on besoin d’une loi de signalement obligatoire de la maltraitance envers les aînés en milieu d’hébergement au Québec? Vie et vieillissement, 13(4), 11-22.
Gonzalez, J. M. R., Cannell, M. B., Jetelina, K. K., Radpour, S. & Reingle Gonzalez, J. M. (2016). Barriers in Detecting Elder Abuse Among Emergency Medical Technicians. BMC Emergency Medicine, 16(36), 1-8.
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