User:Shunter12/sandbox

Article Evaluation

The aging article is very well rounded with information. Every topic listed was related to aging. The article was neutral and was drawn from multiple sources. I checked some of the links and they worked. Each fact was referenced with an appropriate reliable source. There were a few outdated resources. The article was a part of a couple of "talks", a suggestion for a modified link and a useful review. The article is part of about five different WikiProjects.

Article Proposals

I chose the subtopic Elder Abuse and Ageing. Here are the links to each: Ageing, Elder abuse. My preferred topic is elder abuse. The emotional abuse aspect of elder abuse needs some work, so I would definitely do some research and add to that. For the ageing article, I would update some of the outdated information in the article and edit some of the information in the Effects of Ageing section.

References

Roberto, K. A. (2016). The complexities of elder abuse. American Psychologist, 71(4), 302-311. doi:10.1037/a0040259.

Ho, C. H., Wong, S. Y., Chiu, M. M., & Ho, R. M. (2017). Global Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression. East Asian Archives Of Psychiatry, 27(2), 43-55.

Dong, X. (2016). Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: How Do We Advance the Field of Elder Justice?. Annals Of Internal Medicine, 165(4), 288-289. doi:10.7326/M16-1161.

Outline

There is a section on Risk Factors and Warning Signs, both of which list emotional abuse under it, but I plan on adding information about the emotional affects of elder abuse such as the fact that it's the most damaging yet under-reported affects of elder abuse. I also plan on adding how emotional affects of elder abuse lead to further declining physical health as well. I would like to expound on this possibly by adding it as a section.

Draft

Some indicators of the emotional effects of elder abuse is the elder adult being unresponsive or uncommunicative. Also they can be unreasonably suspicious or fearful, more isolated, and not wanting to be as social as they may have been before. Emotional abuse is under reported, but can have the most damaging effects because it leads to more physical and mental health problems.