Elder mistreatment includes intentional or neglectful acts by a caregiver or trusted person that harm a vulnerable older person. It can occur in a variety of settings. One out of 10 older adults experiences some form of abuse or neglect by a caregiver each year, and the incidence is expected to increase. Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence that screening...

A variety of forces have shifted the conceptualization of elder abuse over time to where it is almost unrecognizable when compared to its original conceptualization. The field has adopted or embraced whatever social problem is in vogue in an attempt to elevate elder abuse to a recognizable social problem that to date has eluded the field. This paper traces the various influences on the shifting...

Politicians and researchers have begun to pay more attention to elder abuse in recent times. Most of the research on elder abuse has focused on cases of abuse perpetrated by family members, treating the phenomenon as a social problem, but it is increasingly being conceptualized as a crime problem. The current study examines elder abuse in nursing homes from a criminological perspective. Using r...

BACKGROUND Elder abuse is recognised worldwide as a serious problem, yet quantitative syntheses of prevalence studies are rare. We aimed to quantify and understand prevalence variation at the global and regional levels. METHODS For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched 14 databases, including PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE, using a comprehensive search strategy ...

BACKGROUND Underreporting of elder mistreatment by health professionals is a significant problem. PURPOSE To investigate differences in elder mistreatment reporting threshold between hospice/palliative care (HPC) professionals and Adult Protective Services (APS); explore factors for not reporting elder mistreatment. DESIGN Cross-sectional questionnaire. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Four HPC teams...

Elderly mistreatment is a hidden, and often ignored problem in society. In the general population many will have heard the phrase 'Granny Battering' but will know little more than that, other than perhaps some awareness of problems publicised in television programmes on Care Homes. The term 'Granny Battering' dates back to 1975 [1], so this is not a new phenomenon; but in the UK we have been sl...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association between various characteristics of community-based older people and a constructed measure of potential elder abuse. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING Public community-based long-term care programs in Michigan. PARTICIPANTS Individuals aged 60 and older seeking home and community-based services in Michigan between November 1996 and October 1997 (N...

The purpose of this research was to explore the issue of elder abuse and depression among older persons. In addition, relationship and attachment with relevant others, and its effect on positive mental health of older persons were also examined. Data was collected from 200 older persons living either with their families or in care homes for older persons. Schedules of social support, socializat...