Karl Pillemer1, David Burnes2, Catherine Riffin3, Mark S Lachs4. 1. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. kap6@cornell.edu. 2. Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada. 3. Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. 4. Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies, policymakers, and the general public. In this article, we provide an overview of global issues in the field of elder abuse, with a focus on prevention. DESIGN AND METHODS: This article provides a scoping review of key issues in the field from an international perspective. RESULTS: By drawing primarily on population-based studies, this scoping review provided a more valid and reliable synthesis of current knowledge about prevalence and risk factors than has been available. Despite the lack of scientifically rigorous intervention research on elder abuse, the review also identified 5 promising strategies for prevention. IMPLICATIONS: The findings highlight a growing consensus across studies regarding the extent and causes of elder mistreatment, as well as the urgent need for efforts to make elder mistreatment prevention programs more effective and evidence based.
PURPOSE: Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social welfare agencies, policymakers, and the general public. In this article, we provide an overview of global issues in the field of elder abuse, with a focus on prevention. DESIGN AND METHODS: This article provides a scoping review of key issues in the field from an international perspective. RESULTS: By drawing primarily on population-based studies, this scoping review provided a more valid and reliable synthesis of current knowledge about prevalence and risk factors than has been available. Despite the lack of scientifically rigorous intervention research on elder abuse, the review also identified 5 promising strategies for prevention. IMPLICATIONS: The findings highlight a growing consensus across studies regarding the extent and causes of elder mistreatment, as well as the urgent need for efforts to make elder mistreatment prevention programs more effective and evidence based.
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