Occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors

AUTOR(ES)

Maia, Paulo Henrique Silva

FONTE

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

05/12/2019

RESUMO

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a ocorrência da violência em idosos e seus fatores associados em Betim, Minas Gerais. Método: estudo transversal, constituído por inquérito populacional realizado através de entrevistas estruturadas. A amostra foi estratificada por conglomerados e ao final, contou com 178 idosos. Os dados foram analisados pelo teste qui-quadrado e submetidos à Análise de Correspondência. Resultados: As formas mais prevalentes de violência foram a falta de acesso a direitos sociais (31%), a violência verbal (22%), moral/psicológica (19%), falta de cuidados (16%), violência física (6%), sexual (3%) e discriminação (3%). As mulheres sofreram mais abusos que os homens e houve maior associação com o grau de sintomas depressivos. Conclusão: nossa pesquisa traz implicação direta para os setores interessados no enfrentamento da violência no idoso, especialmente para os enfermeiros, pois evidencia que a violência faz parte de um ciclo com fatores associados característicos, conformando um modelo aninhado, principalmente, no relacionamento familiar.ABSTRACT 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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