Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by
identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a …

Although elder self-neglect is of significant concern to adult protective service (APS) workers
in the United States, minimal research has been conducted on this topic in Australia. Using …

Over the past 50 years, self-neglect among older people has been conceptualised in both
social policy and the academy as a social problem which is defined in relation to medical …

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Aims: To explore the unique aspects of the elder self-neglect phenomenon and to achieve
phenomenological understanding of self-neglect through the eyes of professional social …

Studies highlighting diversity in ageing tend to focus on how retirement, illness, and the
ageing process are experienced differently according to gender, age, sexual preference …

Resumen Objetivos La Comisión Contra la Violencia del Hospital Clínico San Carlos
(Madrid) puso en marcha en 2012 un plan integral de detección y seguimiento de los casos …

In older adults, impaired performance in instrumental activities of daily living (ADL) is
associated with vulnerability to harm and diminished capability for safe and independent …

Self-neglect among the elderly accounts for the majority of Adult Protective Service referrals.
However, the subjective experiences of those identified as self-neglectful remains relatively …

This evaluation plan has been developed for Catholic Healthcare. The document outlines
the questions that are to be addressed in the evaluation of the Domestic Squalor Program …