Elder abuse has received increasing attention over the past decade as a common problem
with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of old people. Our aim is to assist …

Background Maltreatment of older people (elder abuse) includes psychological, physical,
sexual abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. Evidence suggests that 10% of older adults …

Since the first case of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 illness was
diagnosed in the United States on January 20, 2020, 1 a steady stream of new policy …

Background Older people coming from a lower wealth gradient are more vulnerable to have
stressful life events further adding more risk for common mental health disorders and …

Purpose: The relationship between job satisfaction of nurse aides and intent to leave and
actual turnover after 1 year is examined. Design and Methods: Data came from a random …

The responsibility of identifying elder mistreatment (EM) often falls on the healthcare
professional. Many different screening and assessment instruments have been developed to …

Elder abuse and psychological distress are both important geriatric syndromes and are
independently associated with premature morbidity and mortality. Despite recent advances …

OBJECTIVES: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need‐
Driven Dementia‐Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of suspected elder abuse subtypes and to identify
related factors. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional, population‐based, descriptive study. SETTING …