Older adults with severe self-neglect have multiple deficits in various social, functional and
physical domains, and often live insqualor. These individuals often present with poor …

Background. Research in elder self-neglect has lagged behind that of other forms of
mistreatment, despite the fact that self-neglect is the most common allegation reported to …

Purpose: Elder self-neglect is the most frequently reported form of elder abuse, and can
increase risk of death by 16-fold. It is essential that providers understand overall risk factors …

Purpose: Self-neglect is the most prevalent finding among cases reported to Adult Protective
Services (APS) and is characterized by an inability to meet one's own basic needs. The …

Objective: This study examined the association between severity of self-neglect and physical
function in a population of community-dwelling older adults. Method: Participants were older …

Objectives. We sought to identify the functional, cognitive, and social factors associated with
self-neglect among the elderly to aid the development of etiologic models to guide future …

Objective Self‐neglect is an imprecisely defined entity with multiple clinical expressions and
adverse health consequences, especially in the elderly. However, research has been limited …

Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by
identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a …

Self-neglect is a complex and inadequately understood phenomenon that accounts for the
majority of Adult Protective Services cases. This retrospective, record-based study of the …

Objective The authors examined the accuracy of certain neuropsychological tests in the
prediction of harm resulting from self-neglect in cognitively impaired seniors who lived …