Burnes, D., Pillemer, K., Caccamise, P. L., Mason, A., Henderson, C. R., Berman, J., & ... Lachs, M. S. (2015). Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Community: A Population-Based Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, 63(9), 1906-1912.
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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Cadmus, E. O., Owoaje, E. T. & Akinyemi, O. O. (2015). Older Persons’ Views and Experience of Elder Abuse in South Western Nigeria: A Community-Based Qualitative Survey. Journal Of Aging And Health, 27(4), 711-729.
Themes:
Intercultural* and research*
Carney, A. (2015). Indicators of abuse in the elderly ICU patient. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 38(3), 293-297.
Castle, N., Ferguson-Rome, J. C. & Teresi, J. A. (2015). Elder Abuse in Residential Long-Term Care: An Update to the 2003 National Research Council Report. Journal Of Applied Gerontology, 34(4), 407-443.
Themes:
Consequences* and definition*
Chane, S. & Adamek, M. E. (2015). Factors contributing to elder abuse in Ethiopia. Journal Of Adult Protection, 17(2), 99-110.
Themes:
Risk factors and vulnerability*
Chane, S. &. Adamek, M.E. (2015). Death is better than misery: Elders' accounts of abuse and neglect in Ethiopia. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 82(1): 54-78.
Themes:
Explanatory theories and approaches* and institution*
Charles, J., Naglie, G., Lee, J., Moineddin, R., Jaglal, S. & Tierney, M. C. (2015). Self-report measures of well-being predict incident harm due to self-neglect in cognitively impaired seniors who live alone. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease, 43(1), 425-430.
Themes:
Consequences* and self neglect*
Chen, R. & Dong, X.R. (2015). Elder Mistreatment and its Subtypes across Different Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Groups among U.S. Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Geriatric Medicine And Gerontology, 1(1), 1-15.
Themes:
Definition*, intercultural* and risk factors and vulnerability*
Cheung, D., Tiwari, A. & Wang, A. (2015). Intimate Partner Violence in Late Life : A case study of Older Chinese Women. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 428-437.
Themes:
Gender*, intercultural* and intimate partner violence*
Cho, C-Y. (2015). Silent Victims : A Brief Report on Abused Older Women in Taiwan. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 27, 514-526.
Themes:
Gender* and intercultural*