Objective Alzheimer's disease and other dementias may be associated with greater risk for
physical abuse than other illnesses of the elderly. The authors examined the relationship …

Objective We wanted to explore possible associations between characteristics of carers,
dementia sufferers and the caring situation and the presence of abuse that was …

An anonymous postal questionnaire was distributed to 200 members of a voluntary
organisation providing information and support for the carers of dementia sufferers. Carers …

Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by acquired persistent losses of cognitive
function in multiple areas. The etiologies for dementia are broad and include degenerative …

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 …

Objective To examine the association between care recipients' agitated behaviors, family
caregivers' burnout, and abuse in community dwelling older Chinese with dementia in Hong …

Objective This study examined the prevalence and risk factors for elder abuse in older
Chinese with dementia by their family caregivers in Hong Kong. Methods A sample of 122 …

In a population-based study 219 family members of cognitively impaired elderly (casegroup)
and 255 family members of cognitively healthy elderly (control-group) were interviewed …

BACKGROUND: The risk factors for mistreatment of older people include age, race, low
income, functional or cognitive impairment, a history of violence, and recent stressful events …

Elderly abuse victims and a nonabused control group were compared to test the widely
accepted proposition that such abuse results from the burden and stress placed on those …