Background The misuse of legal and illegal substances has led to an increase in substance
use disorder (SUD) in the United States. Although primary prevention strategies have been …

Purpose: Elder self-neglect is the most frequently reported form of elder abuse, and can
increase risk of death by 16-fold. It is essential that providers understand overall risk factors …

Self-neglect among older adults results in increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Depression is strongly linked to self-neglect and when untreated, severely complicates …

Objective: Determine whether medication regimen complexity predicts medication
adherence levels in a sample of community-dwelling adults 65 years and older with Adult …

The article discusses the importance of identifying at-risk patients of prescription drug abuse
and addiction. The significant role of medical-surgical nurses in assessing patients with …

Objective Self‐neglect is an imprecisely defined entity with multiple clinical expressions and
adverse health consequences, especially in the elderly. However, research has been limited …

Introduction: Currently very little is known about the prevalence or magnitude of caregiver
dependence in Singapore and thus, there is a need to fill this gap in this multiethnic ageing …

Purpose Self-neglect is a public health concern that can manifest as failure to provide
oneself adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, personal hygiene, medication or safety …

Elder self-neglect is a growing public health problem characterized by a complex network of
biopsychosocial risk factors and predictors. The lack of reliable and valid assessment criteria …

Abstract In 1995, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services: Adult Protective
Service Agency began a partnership with the Baylor College of Medicine geriatrics program …