title: Institutional abuse of older adults: what we know, what we need to know.
abstract: Although Canadian policies support "aging in place," there still will be a number of older adults who will require institutional care in the future. Most research on elder abuse, however, has focused on domestic abuse and has paid less attention to institutional abuse. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively review current research to identify gaps in knowledge and methodological issues in the study of institutional abuse. Overall, 49 studies in English and 20 studies in French were reviewed, and 11 key-informant interviews were conducted with methodological experts. Methodological challenges are addressed in light of the review and interviews.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. lynn.mcdonald@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harbison
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: Ariella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Podnieks
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wahl
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*