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Elman A, Gottesman E, Makaroun LK, Chang ES, Baek D, Clark S, Rosen T. Adult Protective Services Perspectives on Responding to Elder Abuse and Serving Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 2023 Jul 1; 42(7):1551-1564.
Semere W, Makaroun LK, Beach S, Schillinger D, Rosland AM. Family caregivers navigating the health care system: Evolving roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare. 2022 Jun 1; 40(2):268-273.
Bullock K, Makaroun LK. Drivers of racial/ethnic differences in perceived end-of-life care quality: More questions than answers. [Editorial]. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2022 Apr 1; 70(4):1057-1059.
Makaroun LK. Recognizing Elder Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatric Times [Internet]. 2021 Jan 28: Available from: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/recognizing-elder-abuse-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.
Makaroun LK, Beach S, Rosen T, Rosland AM. Changes in Elder Abuse Risk Factors Reported by Caregivers of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Mar 1; 69(3):602-603.
Dichter ME, Makaroun L, Tuepker A, True G, Montgomery AE, Iverson K. Middle-aged Women's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Disclosure: "It's a private matter. It's an embarrassing situation". Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Sep 1; 35(9):2655-2661.
Makaroun LK, Bachrach RL, Rosland AM. Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19-Increased Risks for Older Adults and Their Caregivers. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 1; 28(8):876-880.
Makaroun LK, Brignone E, Rosland AM, Dichter ME. Association of Health Conditions and Health Service Utilization With Intimate Partner Violence Identified via Routine Screening Among Middle-Aged and Older Women. JAMA Network Open. 2020 Apr 1; 3(4):e203138.
Rosen T, Makaroun LK, Conwell Y, Betz M. Violence In Older Adults: Scope, Impact, Challenges, And Strategies For Prevention. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2019 Oct 1; 38(10):1630-1637.
Teno JM, Price RA, Makaroun LK. Challenges Of Measuring Quality Of Community-Based Programs For Seriously Ill Individuals And Their Families. Health affairs (Project Hope). 2017 Jul 1; 36(7):1227-1233.