Elder Mistreatment in the Nursing Home: A Systematic Review

Lindbloom, Erik J.; Brandt, Julie; Hough, Landon D.; Meadows, Susan E.

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2007.09.001

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Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 610-616, November 2007

Elder Mistreatment in the Nursing Home: A Systematic Review

Erik J. Lindbloom, MD, MSPH
- E.J.L. and J.B. thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute of Justice for their research funding support. E.J.L. and L.D.H. thank the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians for their funding support.
- E.J.L. and L.D.H. thank the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians for their funding support.
- Address correspondence to Erik J. Lindbloom, MD, MSPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MA 303, Medical Science Building, Columbia, MO 65212.
Julie Brandt, PhD
- E.J.L. and J.B. thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute of Justice for their research funding support. E.J.L. and L.D.H. thank the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians for their funding support.
Landon D. Hough, BA
- E.J.L. and L.D.H. thank the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians for their funding support.
Susan E. Meadows, MLS

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Because of their significant dependence on others for their care, nursing home residents are potentially vulnerable to abuse and/or neglect. The topic of elder mistreatment, whether in the nursing home or other living environments, received little attention from clinicians and researchers until the past 2 decades. Original research is now emerging that sheds light on the scope of the problem and the challenges to timely prevention, identification, and management. Practitioners may use this information to recognize and change factors associated with a higher likelihood of nursing home mistreatment.

Keywords: Elder mistreatment, elder abuse, neglect, nursing homes