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Conner, Tom; Prokhorov, Artem; Page, Connie; Fang, Yu; Xiao, Yimin; Post, Lori A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Elder abuse in long-term care has become a very important public health concern. Recent estimates of elder abuse prevalence are in the range of 2% to 10% (Lachs & Pillemer, 2004), and current changes in population structure indicate a potential for an upward trend in prevalence (Malley-Morrison, Nolido, & Chawla, 2006; Post et al., 2006).…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elder Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Incidence
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Patterson, Marcus; Malley-Morrison, Kathleen – Educational Gerontology, 2006
The population of the world is aging rapidly?a development that the World Health Organization (2004) has labeled as ?a demographic revolution.? According to its statistics, there are currently 600 million people in the world over the age of 60, a figure that will double by 2025 and double again by 2050. Within this age group, the numbers of the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Disabilities, Age, Risk