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Occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors
Paulo Henrique Silva Maia1,2, Efigênia Ferreira E Ferreira2, Elza Machado de Melo2
1Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Betim, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Objective:
to analyze the occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors in the city of Betim, Minas Gerais.
Method:
cross-sectional study constituted by a population survey conducted through structured interviews. The sample was stratified by clusters and included 178 elderly people at the end. Data were analyzed by the chi-square test and was performed a Correspondence Analysis.
Results:
The most prevalent forms of violence were: lack of access to social rights (31%), verbal violence (22%), moral/psychological (19%), lack of care (16%), physical violence (6%), sexual (3%) and discrimination (3%). Women suffered more abuse than men and violence had greater association with the degree of depressive symptoms.
Conclusion:
our research has direct implication for the sectors interested in coping with violence in the elderly, especially for nurses, because it shows violence is part of a cycle with characteristic associated factors that conforms a model nested mainly in the family relationship.
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