JE Storey - Aggression and violent behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Elder abuse is a global problem gaining recognition due to its severe impact on victims and the ageing population. Increased recognition has led to the investigation of perpetrator and …
Summary In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report …
Violence pervades the lives of many people around the world, and touches all of us in some way. To many people, staying out of harm's way is a matter of locking doors and windows …
R Acierno, MA Hernandez… - … journal of public …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We estimated prevalence and assessed correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial mistreatment and potential neglect (defined as an identified need for …
E Broadbent, R Stafford, B MacDonald - International journal of social …, 2009 - Springer
The rapidly ageing population is placing increasing strain on healthcare services. Robots have been proposed as a way to assist people to stay healthy and safe in their own homes …
MS Lachs, K Pillemer - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
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 …
K Ritchie, S Lovestone - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Dementia affects about 5% of the elderly population over age 65 years and has an unexplained predominance in women and a low rate in some cultures. Different forms of …
SR Beach, R Schulz, GM Williamson… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Caring for a sick or disabled relative has been linked to compromised caregiver health, and risk factors for negative caregiver outcomes have been studied extensively, but …
MS Lachs, K Pillemer - New England Journal of Medicine, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
The metaphor of domestic violence as chronic disease is a useful one for clinicians. Studies of domestic violence over the life span suggest that, like many ongoing illnesses that are …