Objective: To report a series of older patients who had been physically abused or neglected
and to describe their disabilities and social situation, the abuser, interventions offered and …

Preventing family violence, including the abuse and neglect of older people, is an important
community and social policy issue in New Zealand. Although significant research and …

The modern phenomenon of elder abuse was' discovered'in the UK but the initial
momentum was lost and it was left to the Americans to invest time and resources into this …

The mistreatment of older people is increasingly recognised internationally as a significant
abuse of elders' human rights.'Scandals' and inquiries into the failure to protect older people …

The objective of this study was to survey general practitioners (GPs) in Ireland regarding
their experience with elder abuse. A random sample of 800 GPs were mailed a survey in …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an empirical research project
designed to enhance knowledge of the current extent and nature of abuse in contemporary …

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and associated
factors of elder abuse in a representative sample of older people in Aotearoa New Zealand …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from one component of an
empirical, mixed methods research project designed to determine the extent, nature and …

Objective: to perform a systematic review of studies measuring the prevalence of elder
abuse or neglect, either reported by older people themselves, or family and professional …

Specifically feminist perspectives are largely absent from the developing discourse of elder
abuse in the United Kingdom. This paper describes how focus groups were used to gather …