Background: Elder abuse is common and is a frank violation of an older adult's fundamental
rights to be safe and free of violence. Our prior study indicates elder abuse is independently …

Importance Elder abuse is associated with increased mortality risk. However, the
relationship between elder abuse and health care services utilization remains unclear …

Background: Elder abuse is a pervasive human right and public health issue. Objectives: We
aimed to examine the mortality associated with elder abuse across levels of psychological …

Elder abuse increases the likelihood of early mortality, but little is known regarding which
types of abuse may be resulting in the greatest mortality risk. This study included N= 1,670 …

Objectives To develop a vulnerability index for elder abuse in a community‐dwelling
population. Design Population‐based. Setting Geographically defined community in C …

OBJECTIVES: To help define the relationship between elder abuse rates and counties'
demographics, healthcare resources, and social service characteristics. DESIGN: County …

Objectives To examine the longitudinal association between decline in physical function and
risk of elder abuse. Design Prospective population‐based study. Setting Geographically …

Elder abuse, also called elder mistreatment or elder maltreatment, includes psychological,
physical, and sexual abuse, neglect (caregiver neglect and self-neglect), and financial …

Elder abuse in long-term care has become a very important public health concern. Recent
estimates of elder abuse prevalence are in the range of 2% to 10%(Lachs & Pillemer, 2004) …

Methods A cross-sectional analysis of elder abuse and neglect cases reported to the
Milwaukee County Department on Aging in 2006 to 2009 was performed to provide a profile …