Fearing, G., Sheppard, C. L., McDonald, L., Beaulieu, M. & Hitzig, S. L. (2017). A systematic review on community-based interventions for elder abuse and neglect. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 29(2-3). 102-133.
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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Fileborn, B. (2017). Sexual Assault and Justice for Older Women: A Critical Review of the Literature. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 18(5), 496-507.
Themes:
Consequences*, gender* and sexual mistreatment*
Fraga, S., Soares, J., Melchiorre, M., Barros, H., Eslami, B., Ioannidi-Kapolou, E., Lindert, J., Macassa, G., Stankunas, M., Torres-Gonzales, F. & Viitasara, E. (2017). Lifetime Abuse and Quality of Life Among Older People. Health & Social Work, 42(4), 215-222.
Themes:
Consequences*
Friedman, L. S., Avila, S., Liu, E., Dixon, K., Patch, O., Partida, R., Zielke, H., Giloth, B., Friedman, D., Moorman, L. & Meltzer, W. (2017). Using Clinical Signs of Neglect to Identify Elder Neglect Cases. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 29(4), 270-287.
Themes:
Detection and identification*, hospital settings* and neglect*
Friedman, L. S., Avila, S., Rizvi, T., Partida, R. & Friedman, D. (2017). Physical Abuse of Elderly Adults: Victim Characteristics and Determinants of Revictimization. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65(7), 1420-1426.
Gallione, C., Dal Molin, A., Cristina, F. B., Ferns, H., Mattioli, M. & Suardi, B. (2017). Screening Tools for Identification of Elder Abuse: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(15-16), 2154-2176.
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.
Goodridge, D., Heal-Salahub, J., PausJenssen, E., James, G. & Lidington, J. (2017). Peer bullying in seniors' subsidised apartment communities in Saskatoon, Canada: participatory research. Health & Social Care In The Community, 25(4), 1439-1447.
Gzil, F. (2017). Maladie d'Alzheimer et droits de l'Homme. Gérontologie et sociétés, 39(154), 9-17.
Themes:
Laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects* and measure*
Hackenberg, E. M., Sallinen, V., Koljonen, V. & Handolin, L. (2017). Severe Intimate Partner Violence Affecting Both Young and Elderly Patients of Both Sexes. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery: Official Publication of the European Trauma Society, 43(3), 319-327.
Themes:
Intimate partner violence*