Elderly not forgotten in Turkey amid pandemic
With millions of senior citizens in Turkey confined to their homes due to the corona viruspandemic, Turkish authorities are ensuring their daily needs are met swiftly and [...]
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An employment project extends helping hand amid outbreak in Turkey
Vefa has become a social service growing in familiarity across Turkey. Originally started one year ago as a government project aimed at boosting employment opportunities for [...]
Presentation of project’s concept
The presentation of the project’s concept was made at an international conference, organised by University of Forestry, 19 February 2020, Sofia, [...]
JobCircuit final multiplier event
The presentation of the project concept was made during JobCircuit final multiplier event on 15th of January 2020 in Lisbon, [...]
The Relationship Between Dementia and Elder Abuse
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias may be associated with greater risk for physical abuse than other illnesses of the elderly. The authors examined the [...]
The Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect: a Systematic Review
This research aims to perform a systematic review of studies measuring the prevalence of elder abuse or neglect, either reported by old aged people themselves, or family and [...]
The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey
The present study was conducted to more accurately assess the scope and nature of maltreatment of the elderly occurring in the community at large. It was the first large [...]
The High Prevalence of Depression and Dementia in Elder Abuse or Neglect
The present study aims to; describe the characteristics of patients experiencing abuse or neglect referred to an urban geriatric assessment and treatment center andcompare [...]
Risk Factors for Reported Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Nine-Year Observational Cohort Study
In this study researchers report on risk factors for reported and verified elder abuse and neglect in a cohort of 2,812 community-dwelling older adults followed over a [...]
Progress in Elder Abuse Screening and Assessment Instruments
The purpose of this article is to review existing elder mistreatment (EM) screening and assessment instruments to examine progress in this field. The value and [...]