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Elder Abuse and Neglect
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Selected articles and automatically-renewing searches on the topics of elder abuse, mistreatment, neglect and exploitation
Key Review Articles
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Practice Guidelines
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Key Review Articles
Geroff AJ, Olshaker JS. Elder abuse. Emerg Med Clin North Am.2006;24( 2):491-505, ix.
Lachs MS, Pillemer K. Elder abuse. Lancet. 2004;364( 9441):1263-1272.
Lindbloom EJ, Brandt J, Hough LD, Meadows SE. Elder mistreatment in the nursing home: A systematic review. J Am Med DirAssoc. 2007;8( 9):610-616.
Ploeg J, Fear J, Hutchison B, MacMillan H, Bolan G. A systematic review of interventions for elder abuse. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2009;21(3):187-210.PMID: 19827325.
Vandeweerd C, Paveza GJ, Fulmer T. Abuse and neglect in older adults with Alzheimer's disease. Nurs Clin North Am.2006;41( 1):43-55, v-vi.
Westley C. Elder mistreatment: Self-learning module. Medsurg Nurs. 2005;14( 2):133-137.
Epidemiology
Acierno R, Hernandez MA, Amstadter AB, et al. Prevalence and correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse and potential neglect in the United States: The national elder mistreatment study. Am J Public Health. 2010;100(2):292-297.Dong X, Simon M, Mendes de Leon C, et al. Elder self-neglect and abuse and mortality risk in a community-dwelling population. JAMA. 2009;302(5):517-526.
Dong X, Simon MA, Fulmer T, Mendes de Leon CF, Hebert LE, Beck T, Scherr PA, Evans DA. A prospective population-based study of differences in elder self-neglect and mortality between black and white older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Jun;66(6):695-704. PubMed PMID: 21498840
Manthorpe J, Biggs S, McCreadie C, etal. The U.K. national study of abuse and neglect among older people. Nurs OlderPeople. 2007;19( 8):24-26.
National Center on Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse Prevalence and Incidence
Pathophysiology
Collins KA. Elder maltreatment: A review. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130( 9):1290-1296.
Assessment and Management
Cohen M, Levin SH, Gagin R, Friedman G. Elder abuse: Disparities between older people's disclosure of abuse, evident signs ofabuse, and high risk of abuse. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(8):1224-1230.
Dyer CB, Pickens S, Burnett J. Vulnerable elders: When it is no longer safe to live alone. JAMA. 2007;298( 12):1448-1450.
Fulmer T. Screening for mistreatment of older adults. Am J Nurs. 2008;108(12):52-9; quiz 59-60.
Fulmer T, Guadagno L, Bitondo Dyer C, Connolly MT. Progress in elder abuse screening and assessment instruments.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52( 2):297-304.
Hess S. The Role of Health Care Providers in Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse. J Gerontol Nurs. 2011 Sep 16:1-6. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20110831-02. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21919424.
Levine JM. Elder neglect and abuse. A primer for primary care physicians. Geriatrics.2003;58( 10):37-40, 42-4
Mosqueda L, Dong X. Elder abuse and self-neglect: "I don't care anything about going to the doctor, to be honest...". JAMA. 2011 Aug 3;306(5):532-40. PubMed PMID: 21813431.
Nelson HD,Nygren P, McInerney Y, Klein J, U. S. Preventive Services Task Force.Screening women and elderly adults for family and intimate partner violence: A review of the evidence for the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140( 5):387-396.
Wiglesworth A, Mosqueda L, Mulnard R, Liao S, Gibbs L, Fitzgerald W. Screening for abuse and neglect of people with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(3):493-500.
Practice Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC). Guideline summary: Elder Abuse Prevention. In: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) http://www.guideline.gov. Rockville (MD)
Social Issues
Burnett J, Regev T, Pickens S, et al. Social networks: A profile of the elderly who self-neglect. J Elder Abuse Negl.2006;18( 4):35-49.
Luo Y, Waite LJ. Mistreatment and psychological well-being among older adults: Exploring the role of psychosocial resources and deficits. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011;66(2):217-229.
PubMed Alerts
Continuously updated PubMed searches on the following Elder Abuse subtopics:
Diagnosis
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Legislation and Jursiprudence
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Interdiscipliary Issues
Baker MW, Heitkemper MM. The roles of nurses on interprofessional teams to combat elder mistreatment. Nurs Outlook. 2005;53( 5):253-259- 245 reads