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Factors Related to Korean Nurses' Willingness to Report Suspected Elder Abuse
Asian Nursing Research, 2012 Purpose: This study aimed to describe Korean nurses' willingness to report suspected elder abuse and examine its related factors. Methods: A descriptive correlational design was used.
Chungmee Ko, PhD, Chin-Kang Koh, PhD
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BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Background Globally, elder abuse is a common form of violence against the elderly. This study examines the association of disability and functional ability measures with elder abuse in India.
T. Sathya, Ramaswamy Premkumar
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Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect in Seniors with Psychiatric Morbidity - Example from Central Moravia, Czech Republic [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2012 Background: Elder abuse and neglect (EAN) comprises emotional, financial, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect by other individuals, and self-neglect. Elder abuse and neglect in seniors with psychiatric morbidity was not monitored in the Czech Republic at
Jan Luzny, Lubica Jurickova
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Domestic elder abuse and associated factors in elderly women in Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2018 OBJECTIVES Elderly people are often abused in many ways, with serious and lasting consequences. Elder abuse remains one of the most hidden forms of family conflict, and its frequency is anticipated to be rising in many countries that are rapidly ...
Negar Piri +3 more
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Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated circumstances that place older adults at higher risk for abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Identifying characteristics of elder abuse during COVID-19 is critically important.
Gali H. Weissberger +8 more
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Prevalence of elder abuse and victim-related risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background With the accelerated aging of the Chinese population, elder abuse has become a serious social problem. As COVID-19 has had a very large impact on economic development and lifestyle in China, it has also affected elder abuse.
Pengcheng Du, Yu Chen
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Domestic elder abuse in Yazd, Iran: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2016 Background: Social changes due to urbanism, acculturation, and fading of values have led to some challenges in family relationships, including domestic elder abuse. This study was conducted to determine elder abuse status in Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad +3 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento +6 more
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Prevalence patterns and associated factors of elder abuse in an urban slum of eastern India
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background The prevalence of elder abuse in various parts of the world has been reported between 2.2 and 90.4%. According to some studies conducted in India, elder abuse prevalence ranges between 9.6 to 61.7%.
Pradnya Chandanshive +3 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.In a murine model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (MI/R), the CD36 azapeptide ligand MPE‐298 reduces cardiac injury and transiently lowers left ventricular long‐chain fatty acids (LCFAs) accumulation 3 h after reperfusion, accompanied by a decrease of oxidative stress and inflammation‐associated genes' expression in the heart and adipose tissue.
Jade Gauvin +12 more
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