Garma, C. T. (2017). Influence of Health Personnel's Attitudes and Knowledge in the Detection and Reporting of Elder Abuse: An Exploratory Systematic Review. Psychosocial Intervention, 26(2), 73-91.
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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Ho, C. H., Wong, S. Y., Chiu, M. M. & Ho, R. M. (2017). Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 27(2), 43-55.
Kamavarapu, Y. S., Ferriter, M., Morton, S. & Völlm, B. (2017). Institutional Abuse - Characteristics of Victims, Perpetrators and Organisations: A Systematic Review. European Psychiatry, 40, 45-54.
McCarthy, L., Campbell, S. & Penhale, B. (2017). Elder Abuse Screening Tools: A Systematic Review. Journal of Adult Protection, 19(6), 368-379.
Moore, C. & Browne, C. (2017). Emerging Innovations, Best Practices, and Evidence-Based Practices in Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Review of Recent Developments in the Field. Journal of Family Violence, 32(4), 383-397.
Themes:
Best practices* and systematic review and meta analysis*
Silva, L. O., Souza-Silva, B. N., de Alcântara Rodrigues, J. L., Rigo, L., Cericato, G. L., Franco, A. & Paranhos, L. R. (2017). Identification and Management of Elder Physical Abuse in the Routine of Dentistry - A Systematic Review. Gerodontology, 34, 3-12.
Wong, H. & Chiu, M. (2017). Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 27(2), 43-55.
Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. & Wilber, K. (2017). Elder abuse prevalence in community settings : asystematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet, 5, e147-e156.
Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2017a). Research Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Elder Abuse Prevalence Studies. Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(2), 256-265.
Yon, Y., Mikton, C., Gassoumis, Z. D. & Wilber, K. H. (2017).The Prevalence of Self-Reported Elder Abuse Among Older Women in Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1-15.