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040 _aAFVC
100 _aKennedy, Briohny
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245 _aEpidemiology of homicide in community-dwelling older adults :
_ba systematic review and meta-analysis
_cBriohny Kennedy, Lyndal Bugeja, Jake Olivier, Marilyn Johnson, Phuong Hua, Sjaan Koppel and Joseph E. Ibrahim
260 _bTaylor & Francis,
_c2021
500 _aTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2021. First published online, 12 July 2021
520 _aBackground: Empirical research investigating older adult homicide is sparse and rarely accumulated for greater insights. This systematic review and meta-analysis quantifies the prevalence and characteristics of homicide victimization among older adults (65 years and older) compared with younger adults (18–64 years). Method: We searched Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, ProQuest, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies published before December 31, 2018 (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews registration: CRD42017054536). Included were English-language, original, peer-reviewed studies describing the homicide of older adults. Excluded were studies not meeting age criteria, residence as an institution, or with insufficient outcome variables. The review included 39 studies; 17 were included in the meta-analysis. Data were extracted via open access or from study authors. Heterogeneity was assessed through study-level random effects estimates. Results: Pooled homicide rates per 100,000 population were 2.02 (95% CI [1.23, 3.33]) for older adults (n = 35,325) and 3.98 (95% CI [2.42, 6.53]) for younger adults (n = 607,224; rate ratio = .51, 95% CI [0.37, 0.70], p < .001). Proportion estimates for older adults: victim female 46.3%, location home 71.4%, offender familiar 25.2%, compared to stranger, 24.2%, motive argument 36.1%, compared to felony 30.8%, and weapon firearm 24.5%. Older adults were significantly different to younger adult victims (p = <.001) for female (OR = 2.5, 95% CI [2.02, 3.10]), home (3.87, 95% CI [3.45, 4.35]), stranger (1.81, 95% CI [1.66, 1.98]), argument (0.33, 95% CI [0.28, 0.39]), felony (2.78, 95% CI [2.58, 2.99]), and firearm (0.38, 95% CI [0.36, 0.40]). Conclusions: Homicide against older adults differs from younger adults and warrants specific research and tailored prevention strategies. (Authors' abstract). Record#7978
650 _aELDER ABUSE
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650 _aHOMICIDE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aPREVALENCE
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650 0 _aSYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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773 0 _tTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2021. First published online, 12 July 2021
830 _aTrauma, Violence & Abuse
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15248380211030250
_zDOI: 10.1177/15248380211030250
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