Importance Elder abuse is associated with increased mortality risk. However, the
relationship between elder abuse and health care services utilization remains unclear …

PURPOSE: This study aims to quantify the relationship between overall elder abuse and
specific subtypes of elder abuse and rate of emergency department (ED) utilization in a …

Background: Elder abuse is a pervasive human right and public health issue. Objectives: We
aimed to examine the mortality associated with elder abuse across levels of psychological …

Elder abuse, also called elder mistreatment or elder maltreatment, includes psychological,
physical, and sexual abuse, neglect (caregiver neglect and self-neglect), and financial …

This article is based on the lecture for the 2014 American Geriatrics Society Outstanding
Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award. Elder abuse is a global public health …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of suspected elder abuse subtypes and to identify
related factors. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional, population‐based, descriptive study. SETTING …

Although reports of elder abuse to official agencies have been steadily increasing,
physicians report only 2% of reported cases. Multiple barriers to reporting exist. This article …

Objectives To estimate the proportion of visits to US emergency departments (ED s) in which
a diagnosis of elder abuse is reached using two nationally representative datasets. Design …

ContextAlthough elder mistreatment is suspected to be life threatening in some instances,
little is known about the survival of elderly persons who have been mistreated. ObjectiveTo …

OBJECTIVES: To characterize the severity and outcome of traumatic injuries suffered by
victims of elder abuse, describe the characteristics of the perpetrators, and identify risk …