"Elder Abuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel.
| Descriptor ID |
D004552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.856.350.390 I01.880.735.900.350.390
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| Concept/Terms |
Elder Abuse- Elder Abuse
- Abuse, Elder
- Elder Neglect
- Neglect, Elder
- Aged Abuse
- Abuse, Aged
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Elder Abuse" by people in Profiles.
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Financial fragility and scam susceptibility in community dwelling older adults. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2022 Mar-May; 34(2):93-108.
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Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of elder self-neglect in an US Chinese aging population. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2016 May-Jun; 64:82-9.
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Elder Mistreatment in U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Women. Violence Against Women. 2016 08; 22(9):1097-112.
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Do the definitions of elder mistreatment subtypes matter? Findings from the PINE Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Nov; 69 Suppl 2:S68-75.
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Prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment in a community-dwelling population of U.S. Chinese older adults. J Aging Health. 2014 Oct; 26(7):1209-24.
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Elder abuse: research, practice, and health policy. The 2012 GSA Maxwell Pollack award lecture. Gerontologist. 2014 Apr; 54(2):153-62.
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Association between reported elder abuse and rates of admission to skilled nursing facilities: findings from a longitudinal population-based cohort study. Gerontology. 2013; 59(5):464-72.
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Elder abuse as a risk factor for hospitalization in older persons. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 27; 173(10):911-7.
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Decline in cognitive function and elder mistreatment: findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Jun; 22(6):598-605.
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Association between elder abuse and use of ED: findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr; 31(4):693-8.