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Elder Abuse: Global Situation, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies by Pillemer, Karl, Burnes, David, Riffin, Catherine, Lachs, Mark S

“…Elder mistreatment is now recognized internationally as a pervasive and growing problem, urgently requiring the attention of health care systems, social…”
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Elder Abuse by Lachs, Mark S, Pillemer, Karl A

“…Because older victims of abuse tend to be isolated, their interactions with physicians are important opportunities to recognize abuse and intervene. This…”
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Caregiver Burden: A Clinical Review by Adelman, Ronald D, Tmanova, Lyubov L, Delgado, Diana, Dion, Sarah, Lachs, Mark S

“…IMPORTANCE Caregiver burden may result from providing care for patients with chronic illness. It can occur in any of the 43.5 million individuals providing…”
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Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Burnes, David, Henderson, Jr, Charles R, Sheppard, Christine, Zhao, Rebecca, Pillemer, Karl, Lachs, Mark S

“…The financial exploitation of older adults was recently recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a serious public health problem…”
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Polypharmacy in Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure by Unlu, Ozan, Levitan, Emily B., Reshetnyak, Evgeniya, Kneifati-Hayek, Jerard, Diaz, Ivan, Archambault, Alexi, Chen, Ligong, Hanlon, Joseph T., Maurer, Mathew S., Safford, Monika M., Lachs, Mark S., Goyal, Parag

“…Despite potential harm that can result from polypharmacy, real-world data on polypharmacy in the setting of heart failure (HF) are limited. We sought to…”
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Elder Abuse Severity: A Critical but Understudied Dimension of Victimization for Clinicians and Researchers by Burnes, David, Pillemer, Karl, Lachs, Mark S

“…To describe the variation in severity of elder emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect and identify factors associated with more severe forms of elder…”
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Community: A Population‐Based Study by Burnes, David, Pillemer, Karl, Caccamise, Paul L., Mason, Art, Henderson, Charles R., Berman, Jacquelin, Cook, Ann Marie, Shukoff, Denise, Brownell, Patricia, Powell, Mebane, Salamone, Aurora, Lachs, Mark S.

“…Objectives To estimate past‐year prevalence and identify risk and protective factors of elder emotional abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. Design…”
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Age-Associated Financial Vulnerability: An Emerging Public Health Issue by Lachs, Mark S, Han, S Duke

“…Various processes common in the aging brain may affect an older adult's ability to manage personal finances, the most recognized of which are dementing…”
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Sexual Aggression Between Residents in Nursing Homes: Literature Synthesis of an Underrecognized Problem by Rosen, Tony, Lachs, Mark S., Pillemer, Karl

“…Evidence exists suggesting that most sexual aggression against older adults occurs in long‐term care facilities. Fellow residents are the most common…”
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A scoping review of outcomes in elder abuse intervention research: The current landscape and where to go next by Burnes, David, MacNeil, Andie, Nowaczynski, Aliya, Sheppard, Christine, Trevors, Leeann, Lenton, Erica, Lachs, Mark S., Pillemer, Karl

“…Researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers worldwide recognize elder abuse (EA) as a major threat to the health and well-being of older adults, but rigorous…”
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N‐of‐1 trials to facilitate evidence‐based deprescribing: Rationale and case study by Goyal, Parag, Safford, Monika M., Hilmer, Sarah N., Steinman, Michael A., Matlock, Daniel D., Maurer, Mathew S., Lachs, Mark S., Kronish, Ian M.

“…Deprescribing has emerged as an important aspect of patient‐centred medication management but is vastly underutilized in clinical practice. The current…”
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Varying Appraisals of Elder Mistreatment Among Victims: Findings from a Population-Based Study by Burnes, David, Lachs, Mark S, Burnette, Denise, Pillemer, Karl

“…Abstract Objectives Prior elder mistreatment (EM) research has not examined subjective assessments of problem seriousness from the perspective of victims. This…”
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Lack of Association of Elder Mistreatment With Mortality by Pillemer, Karl, Burnes, David, Hancock, David, Eckenrode, John, Rosen, Tony, MacNeil, Andie, Lachs, Mark S

“…Prior research is limited and inconsistent on the degree to which elder mistreatment (EM) is associated with mortality. This study uses data from a 10-year,…”
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Predicting Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults With Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Study by HURRIA, Arti, TOGAWA, Kayo, KLAPPER, Shira, HANSEN, Kurt, RAMANI, Rupal, LACHS, Mark, WONG, F. Lennie, TEW, William P, MOHILE, Supriya G, OWUSU, Cynthia, KLEPIN, Heidi D, GROSS, Cary P, LICHTMAN, Stuart M, GAJRA, Ajeet, BHATIA, Smita, KATHERIA, Vani

“…Older adults are vulnerable to chemotherapy toxicity; however, there are limited data to identify those at risk. The goals of this study are to identify risk…”
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Elder abuse by Lachs, Mark S, Pillemer, Karl

“…Elder abuse has received increasing attention over the past decade as a common problem with serious consequences for the health and wellbeing of old people…”
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Elective Surgery Trends and Outcomes of Nonagenarians and Centenarians in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery: A NSQIP Study by Srinivasan, Yashes, Briano, Juan, Czaja, Sara, Lachs, Mark S., Rosen, Anthony E., Stewart, Michael G., Rameau, Anaïs

“…Objective To describe types and outcomes of elective otolaryngological surgeries undergone by patients ≥90 years of age and to assess whether very old age is…”
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Elder mistreatment: priorities for consideration by the white house conference on aging by Pillemer, Karl, Connolly, Marie-Therese, Breckman, Risa, Spreng, Nathan, Lachs, Mark S

“…Elder mistreatment is recognized internationally as a prevalent and growing problem, meriting the attention of policymakers, practitioners, and the general…”
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Prescriptions for Potentially Inappropriate Medications from the Beers Criteria Among Older Adults Hospitalized for Heart Failure by Jaber, Diana, Vargas, Fabian, Nguyen, Linh, Ringel, Joanna, Zarzuela, Kate, Musse, Mahad, Kwak, Min Ji, Levitan, Emily B., Maurer, Mathew S., Lachs, Mark S., Safford, Monika M., Goyal, Parag

“…We sought to better understand patterns of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) from the Beers criteria among older adults hospitalized with heart…”
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Review of Programs to Combat Elder Mistreatment: Focus on Hospitals and Level of Resources Needed by Rosen, Tony, Elman, Alyssa, Dion, Sarah, Delgado, Diana, Demetres, Michelle, Breckman, Risa, Lees, Kristin, Dash, Kim, Lang, Debi, Bonner, Alice, Burnett, Jason, Dyer, Carmel B., Snyder, Rani, Berman, Amy, Fulmer, Terry, Lachs, Mark S.

“…Background Elder mistreatment is common and has serious social and medical consequences for victims. Though programs to combat this mistreatment have been…”
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Utilization of Formal Support Services for Elder Abuse: Do Informal Supporters Make a Difference? by Burnes, David, Breckman, Risa, Henderson, Charles R, Lachs, Mark S, Pillemer, Karl

“…Few elder abuse (EA) victims ever seek or receive assistance from formal support services designed to mitigate risk and harm of revictimization. This study…”
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