SynthesisJournal of elder abuse & neglect
Do interventions to prevent or stop abuse and neglect among older adults work? A systematic review of reviews.
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- Seven candidate interventions to address abuse of older people.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Certified nursing assistants' perceptions of and suggestions to prevent elder abuse in residential aged care facilities: a qualitative study in Hunan Province, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Experiences of psychological mistreatment in older adults and promising practices: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Intervention accelerator to prevent and respond to abuse of older people: insights from key promising interventions.The lancet. Healthy longevity · 2024Review
- Economic Cost of US Older Adult Assault Injuries.JAMA network open · 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
- Contextual Factors Associated with Abuse of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Informal Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- High time for an intervention accelerator to prevent abuse of older people.Nature aging · 2022Article
- Testing an educational intervention to improve health care providers' preparedness to care for victims of elder abuse: a mixed method pilot study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Staff-to-resident abuse in nursing homes: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Sensitizing Family Caregivers to Influence Treatment Compliance among Elderly Neglected Patients-A 2-Year Longitudinal Study Outcome in Completely Edentulous Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Elder Abuse in Belgium: Challenges and Strategies for Intervention.Sage open agingArticle
- Prevalence estimates and factors associated with violence among older adults: National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence (NISVS) Survey, 2016/2017.Journal of elder abuse & neglectArticle
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Abstract
Abuse and neglect among older adults impact everyone and are recognized internationally as significant and growing public health issues. A systematic review of reviews was conducted to identify effective strategies and approaches for preventing abuse and neglect among older adults. Eligible reviews were systematic or meta-analyses; focused on the older population as reported in the publications; reviewed prevention interventions; included relevant violence and abuse outcomes; written in English; and published in a peer-reviewed journal between January 2000 and May 2020. Eleven unique reviews (12 publications) met the eligibility criteria, including one meta-analysis. Included reviews mainly focused on general abuse directed toward older adults; and educational interventions for professional and paraprofessional caregivers, multidisciplinary teams of health care and legal professionals, and families. Interventions were implemented in a variety of community and institutional settings and addressed primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. The reviews indicated weak or insufficient evidence of effectiveness in preventing or reducing abuse, yet several promising practices were identified. Future research is needed to evaluate emerging and promising strategies and approaches to prevent abuse among older adults. Effective interventions are also needed to prevent or reduce abuse and neglect among older adults.
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