Elder abuse: A systematic review of risk factors in community-dwelling elders

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-298

  Johannesen, Mark ^a   Logiudice, Dina ^a  

^a Aged Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elders; Geriatric syndromes; Older people; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY ABUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCOME; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877032948     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs195     Document Type: Review

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