CONTEXT Although elder mistreatment is suspected to be life threatening in some instances, little is known about the survival of elderly persons who have been mistreated. OBJECTIVE To estimate the independent contribution of reported elder abuse and neglect to all-cause mortality in an observational cohort of community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN Prospective cohort study with at least 9 y...

Background: Elder abuse is a common global problem that certainly preventable. The first step to tackling elder by researching its prevalence and acknowledging it as prevailing problem. However, there lack of studies on in Saudi Arabia. In this review, the socio-forensic Arabia addressed. Methods: PubMed database was systematically searched for articles from inception 1 J...

Old age is one of the most crucial stages of human development that encompasses the dynamics of biological processes, perception, growth and development and maturity, as a natural process of life. The elderly as one of the vulnerable groups, they face different biological, psychological and social needs. As the population gets older, the elderly will need more support in their daily activities,...

Background/aim: The most important issues in elder abuse and neglect are lack of awareness and difficulties in determining the situation. Our aim is to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (H-S/EAST).Materials and methods: The H-S/EAST (15-itemed, three-dimensional: direct abuse, characteristics of vulnerability, and po...

OBJECTIVE to undertake a systematic literature review of risk factors for abuse in community-dwelling elders, as a first step towards exploring the clinical utility of a risk factor framework. Search strategy and selection criteria: a search was undertaken using the MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases for articles published in English up to March 2011, to identify original studies wi...

Objectives: Elder abuse is a phenomenon that has become more apparent with the increase in aging population, but there are insufficient evidences about prevalence of elder and gender differences this area. Therefore, study aims to investigate its among community-dwelling older adults Tabriz, Iran. Methods & Materials: In cross-sectional study, 414 aged ≥60 years were recruited from health c...