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Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    9/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Not reported (8); Spain (5); Canada (3); India (3); Mexico (3); Portugal (3); China (2); Germany (2); Greece (2); Italy (2); Turkey (2); Colombia (1); Croatia (1); Egypt (1); Hong Kong (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Israel (1); Korea - South (1); Lithuania (1); Macedonia (1); Malaysia (1); Netherlands (1); Peru (1); Sweden (1); Thailand (1); UK (1); USA (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - Eastern Mediterranean region<br />WHO - European region<br />WHO - South East Asia region<br />WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
  • Country focus
    Not reported (8); Spain (5); Canada (3); India (3); Mexico (3); Portugal (3); China (2); Germany (2); Greece (2); Italy (2); Turkey (2); Colombia (1); Croatia (1); Egypt (1); Hong Kong (1); Iran (1); Ireland (1); Israel (1); Korea - South (1); Lithuania (1); Macedonia (1); Malaysia (1); Netherlands (1); Peru (1); Sweden (1); Thailand (1); UK (1); USA (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Community
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Community and social services
    Other social services
    Public safety and justice
    Victim support
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    11. Sustainable cities and communities
    16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Implementation strategies
    Citizen-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    (Personal) Support
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Yon Y, Mikton CR, Gassoumis ZD, Wilber KH. Elder abuse prevalence in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health. 2017;5(2):e147-e156.
  • DOI
    Not yet available

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