Drake, S. A., Pickens, S., Wolf, D. A. & Thimsen, K. (2019). Improving medicolegal death investigative gaps of fatal elder abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 56–65.
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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Ellis, J. M., Ward, L., Campbell, F., & Ayala Quintanilla, B. P. (2019). Implementation and evaluation of an education programme for nursing staff on recognising, reporting and managing resident‐to‐resident elder mistreatment in aged care facilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 75(1), 187–196.
Ernst, J. S. (2019). Older adults neglected by their caregivers: vulnerabilities and risks identified in an adult protective services sample. Journal of Adult Protection, 21(1), 5–15.
Themes:
Caregivers*, neglect* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Esseltine, J. (2019). Addressing neglect and abuse in nursing home care: Enhancing the lives of residents through best practice. Canadian Nursing Home, 30(1), 16–20.
Themes:
Best practices* and institution*
Ezalina, E., Machmud, R., Effendi, N., & Maputra, Y. (2019). Effectiveness of the Elderly Caring Model as an Intervention to Prevent the Neglect of the Elderly in the Family. Open Access Macedonian Journal Of Medical Sciences, 7(14), 2365–2370.
Themes:
Best practices*, intervention* and neglect*
Fang, B., Yan, E. & Lai, D. W. L. (2019). Risk and protective factors associated with domestic abuse among older Chinese in the People’s Republic of China. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 82, 120–127.
Ferreira, J., Tavares, J. & Sousa, L. (2019). Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM): a study in residential structures for elderly people (ERI) in Portugal. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 31(1), 66–76.
Forlenza, S. T., Bourassa, D., Lyman, M., & Coughlin, M. (2019). Ageism, priming, and working with older adults among undergraduate exercise science students. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics. 37(1), 50-66
Fraga Dominguez, S., Storey, J. E., & Glorney, E. (2019). Help-Seeking Behavior in Victims of Elder Abuse: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1524838019860616.
Themes:
Reporting* and systematic review and meta analysis*
Friedman, L., Avila, S., Friedman, D., & Meltzer, W. (2019). Association between Type of Residence and Clinical Signs of Neglect in Older Adults. Gerontology, 65(1), 30–39.
Themes:
Institution* and neglect*