The majority of the existing evidence-base on violence against women focuses on women of
reproductive age (15–49), and globally there is sparse evidence concerning patterns of and …

Until the late 1990s, there was virtually no research that focused on older women and
violence in Australia. Indeed, it has been quite a struggle to get this issue onto the research …

Background: This systematic review synthesizes the quantitative empirical literature
concerning older women survivors of physical and sexual assault. Methods: A literature …

In this systematic literature review, we synthesized the current knowledge of intimate partner
violence experienced by older women. We identified 32 studies that included data collected …

Olderwomen experiencing domestic violence are an invisible group who fall into the gap
between two forms of family violence: elder abuse and domestic violence. This article …

Violence against older women exists in the margins between domestic violence and elder
abuse, with neither field adequately capturing the experiences of older women survivors of …

Domestic violence in older families is often referred to not as family violence but as elder
abuse. This chapter will begin by discussing how perceptions of this type of violence impact …

Aging and sexual violence are both established areas of research, but little attention has
been paid to research into sexual violence against older people. This article presents a …

The abuse of older women appears to be a significant problem. Developing a better
understanding of the extent of the problem is an important step toward preventing it. We …

Aims and objectives To explore qualitative evidence in older women with a history of
intimate partner violence and their accounts and experiences of mental health. Background …