Activities of daily living (ADL) comprise the basic actions that involve caring for one's self
and body, including personal care, mobility, and eating. In this review article, we (1) review …

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 …

Neuropsychiatric illnesses are associated with dysfunction in distributed prefrontal neural
systems that underlie perception, cognition, social interactions, emotion regulation, and …

Older adults with dementia may be at high risk for abuse, but the topic has not been well
studied. We conducted a literature review to examine the relationships between elder abuse …

Literacy is an important determinant of health and well-being across the life span but is
critical in aging, when many influential health and financial decisions are made. Prior …

Elder self-neglect is a global public health and human rights issue that threatens older
people's health and safety. It commonly refers to refusal or failure to provide oneself with …

Objectives To quantify the relation between reported elder self‐neglect and rate of
hospitalization in a community population of older adults. Design Prospective population …

Elder mistreatment encompasses a range of behaviors including emotional, financial,
physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. This article …

Even before dementia becomes apparent, cognitive decline may contribute to deterioration
in oral health. This cohort study of middle-aged adults evaluated associations of six-year …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of self-neglect and its specific behaviors in a
community-dwelling population of older adults. Method: A population-based cohort study …