"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 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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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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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 elder abuse and use of ED: findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr; 31(4):693-8.
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Prevalence of self-neglect across gender, race, and socioeconomic status: findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. Gerontology. 2012; 58(3):258-68.
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Association of cognitive function and risk for elder abuse in a community-dwelling population. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2011; 32(3):209-15.
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Association of personality traits with elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 Aug; 19(8):743-51.
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A prospective population-based study of differences in elder self-neglect and mortality between black and white older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2011 Jun; 66(6):695-704.
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How do U.S. Chinese older adults view elder mistreatment?: findings from a community-based participatory research study. J Aging Health. 2011 Mar; 23(2):289-312.
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Cross-sectional study of the characteristics of reported elder self-neglect in a community-dwelling population: findings from a population-based cohort. Gerontology. 2010; 56(3):325-34.