Elder abuse: global situation, risk factors, and prevention strategies

K Pillemer, D Burnes, C Riffin, MS Lachs - The Gerontologist, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing
problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies …

A meta-analytic review on social relationships and suicidal ideation among older adults

Q Chang, CH Chan, PSF Yip - Social science & medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Social relationships play an important role in mental health as well as suicidal ideation in
later life. In contrast with the other well-established risk factors, despite an increasing …

Social support mediates loneliness and depression in elderly people

L Liu, Z Gou, J Zuo - Journal of health psychology, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated the effect of loneliness on depression and further tested the
mediating effect of social support. A total of 320 elderly persons completed the Emotional …

Apoio social eo cuidado integral à saúde do idoso

MBOG Guedes, KC Lima, CP Caldas… - Physis: Revista de …, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
O crescente envelhecimento populacional e as transformações socioculturais do nosso
tempo conduzem a novas necessidades, não somente de cuidado, mas também para …

Companion dog acquisition and mental well-being: A community-based three-arm controlled study

L Powell, KM Edwards, P McGreevy, A Bauman… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Dog ownership is suggested to improve mental well-being, although empirical
evidence among community dog owners is limited. This study examined changes in human …

A comprehensive survey on the detection, classification, and challenges of neurological disorders

AA Lima, MF Mridha, SC Das, MM Kabir, MR Islam… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study represents a resourceful review article that can deliver
resources on neurological diseases and their implemented classification algorithms to …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity and population structure of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench] accessions as revealed by single nucleotide polymorphism markers

M Enyew, T Feyissa, AS Carlsson, K Tesfaye… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ethiopia is the center of origin for sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], where the distinct
agro-ecological zones significantly contributed to the genetic diversity of the crops. A large …

Development of reserves over the life course and onset of vulnerability in later life

S Cullati, M Kliegel, E Widmer - Nature Human Behaviour, 2018 - nature.com
This Review develops a theoretical framework for the development and onset of vulnerability
in later life based on the concept of reserves. We stress the advantages of using the concept …

Association of functional limitations and disability with elder abuse in India: a cross-sectional study

T Sathya, R Premkumar - BMC geriatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Globally, elder abuse is a common form of violence against the elderly. This
study examines the association of disability and functional ability measures with elder abuse …

Types of abuse and risk factors associated with elder abuse

L Simone, A Wettstein, O Senn, T Rosemann… - Swiss medical …, 2016 - smw.ch
PRINCIPLES: Detecting elder abuse is challenging because it is a taboo, and many cases
remain unreported. This study aimed to identify types of elder abuse and to investigate its …