ReviewClinical interventions in aging2017
Elder self-neglect: research and practice.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Using secondary prevention strategies in patients after PCI: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Unravelling the web of neglect in elderly cancer care in South India: A grounded theory approach.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Imaging utilization and health outcomes for older adults with self-neglect mandates in the emergency department.Emergency radiology · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Older Adults With Domestic Squalor in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2026Article
- The effects of add-on self-care on older patients with total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of self-neglect and associated factors among rural older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Association between geriatric 8 (G8) scores and self-care decline in elderly patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- "Heartbreaking, Hardest Part of the Job": A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Acute Care Nurses' Work with Patients with Dementia Who Self-Neglect Their Hygiene.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Self-neglect in older adults: an evolutionary concept analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Review
- The relationships between self-neglect and depression, social networks, and health literacy in Turkish older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of self-neglect and related factors among older adults living in Western Turkey: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Toward a Medication Information Literacy Indicator System for Older Adults: A Delphi Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Perceived Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Social Support Resources of Frail Older People Ageing in Place Alone in Italy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nature, prevalence, and risk factors for self-neglect among older people: a pilot study from Vellore, South India.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The willingness and influencing factors to choose institutional elder care among rural elderly: an empirical analysis based on the survey data of Shandong Province.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Barriers to self-management engagement among community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effect of an elder abuse and self-neglect intervention on repeat investigations by adult protective services: RISE project.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Observational
- Meeting the challenges in conducting research in vulnerable older adults with self-neglect-notes from a field team.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of elder neglect in the community-dwelling Chinese population: New evidence from the CLHLS study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Adult safeguarding managers' understandings of self-neglect and hoarding.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
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Abstract
Elder self-neglect is a global public health and human rights issue that threatens older people's health and safety. It commonly refers to refusal or failure to provide oneself with care and protection in areas of food, water, clothing, hygiene, medication, living environments, and safety precautions. While prevalent, the status of self-neglecting individuals remains largely unclear, in particular within community-dwelling populations. By reviewing the epidemiology of elder self-neglect (definition, prevalence, risk factors, and consequences) to date, the present paper identifies key research gaps such as methodological inconsistency in case identification and measurement, and study designs that are inadequate to determine risk factors of self-neglect. More importantly, in light of the rapidly growing older population, relevant stakeholders (researchers, healthcare providers, social service providers, legal professionals, community organizations, and policymakers) must be prepared for an expected increasing number of self-neglect cases and enlarging scope of the problem. Hence, in this article, I present an overview regarding the management issues of elderly self-neglect related to the detection, assessment, reporting and referral, and decision-making capacity. Based on the current literature, the paper is aimed to explore the present knowledge and challenges, and how they can pave the way for solutions to self-neglect research, practice, and policy.
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