Despite the public health implications of self‐neglect, no tool exists for characterizing this
condition. Self‐neglecters often have no caregivers or surrogates to interview regarding the …

Purpose: This longitudinal study examines the association between physical function
decline and the risk of elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population. Design and …

Self-neglect in old age has severe effects on a person's health and quality of life and poses
diverse challenges for primary caregivers and the community. The authors provide a …

Background. Self-neglect is the behavior of an elderly person that threatens his or her own
health and safety, and it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although …

AIMS: To explore the unique aspects of the elder self-neglect phenomenon and to achieve
phenomenological understanding of self-neglect through the eyes of self-neglecting elders …

Self-neglect among older adults results in increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Depression is strongly linked to self-neglect and when untreated, severely complicates …

Screening for elder abuse is defined as a process of eliciting information about abusive
experiences in a caring or family relationship from older or vulnerable adults who do not …

Burnett J, Dyer CB, Naik AD. Convergent validation of the Kohlman Evaluation of Living
Skills as a screening tool of older adults' ability to live safely and independently in the …

This book provides a global comprehensive and systematic state-of-the review of this field
that fills the gaps between research, practice, and policy. The book addresses 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 …