Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Secondary Prevention of Elder Abuse

Prepared by Christopher Patterson, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in June 1993

1. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence: Frail and vulnerable: Elder abuse in Canada. Vis-a-Vis 1983; 1(2): 1-2

2. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence: Elder abuse. Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, 1990

3. Hudson MF: Elder mistreatment: a taxonomy with definitions by Delphi. 1990; 3: 1-20

4. Gioglio GR, Blakemore P: Elder abuse in New Jersey: the knowledge and experience of abuse among older New Jerseyans. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Human Services, Trenton, NJ, 1983

5. Pillemer K, Finkelhor D: The prevalence of elder abuse: a random sample survey. Gerontologist 1988; 28: 51-57

6. Podnieks E, Pillemer K, Nicholson J, et al: National survey on abuse of the elderly in Canada. Preliminary findings. Office of Research and Innovation, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, 1989

7. Clark CB: Geriatric abuse - out of the closet. J Tenn MedAssoc 1984; 77: 470-471

8. Pillemer K, Moore DW: Abuse of patients in nursing homes: findings from a survey of staff. Gerontologist 1989; 29: 314-320

9. Taler G, Ansello EF: Elder Abuse. Am Fam Physician 1985; 32: 107-114

10. Homer AC, Gilleard C: Abuse of elderly people by their carers. BMJ 1990; 301: 1359-1362

11. Mount Sinai Victim Services Agency Abuse Project: Elder mistreatment guidelines for health care professional: Detection, assessment and intervention. New York, NY, 1988

12. Sengstock MC, Hwalek M: A review and analysis of measures for the identification of elder abuse. J Gerontological Social Work 1987; 10: 21-36

13. Beth Israel Hospital Elder Assessment Team: An elder abuse assessment team in an acute hospital setting. Gerontologist 1986; 26: 115-118

14. American Medical Association: Diagnostic and treatment guidelines on elder abuse and neglect. AMA, Chicago, Ill, 1992

15. McDonald PL, Hornick JP, Robertson GB, et al: Elder abuse and neglect in Canada. Butterworths, Toronto, 1991; 92-95

16. Chen PN, Bell S, Dolinsky D, et al: Elderly abuse in domestic settings: A pilot study. J Gerontol Social Work 1981; 4: 3-17

17. Block MR, Sinnot JD (eds): The battered elder syndrome: an exploratory study. College Park Md. Centre on Aging, University of Maryland, 1979

18. O'Malley H, Segel H, Perez R, et al: Elder abuse in Massachusetts: a survey of professionals and paraprofessionals. Legal Research and Services for the Elderly, Boston, 1979

19. McLaughlin JS, Nickell JP, Gill L: An epidemiological investigation of elderly abuse in Southern Maine and New Hampshire. In: Elder Abuse [Publication No. 68-463], U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980: 111-147

20. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: an Assessment of the Effectiveness of 169 Interventions. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Md, 1989: 271-275

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