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. 2017 Jul-Aug;70(4):783-791.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0114.

Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues  1 , Edilene Araújo Monteiro  2 , Ana Maria Ribeiro Dos Santos  3 , Maria de Lourdes de Farias Pontes  2 , Jack Roberto Silva Fhon  1 , Alisson Fernandes Bolina  1 , Fernanda Laporti Seredynskyj  1 , Vanessa Costa Almeida  1 , Suelen Borelli Lima Giacomini  1 , Giovanna Partezani Cardoso Defina  1 , Luipa Michele Silva  1
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Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues et al. Rev Bras Enferm. 2017 Jul-Aug.
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Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Objective: To analyze the police reports filed by older adults who suffered abuse in order to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence, location, as well as to compare rates in three Brazilian cities in the period from 2009 to 2013.

Method: Ecological study, in which 2,612 police reports registered in Police Stations were analyzed. An instrument was used to obtain data from the victim, the aggressor and the type of violence.

Results: Psychological abuse predominated and most cases occurred in the older adults own home. In the cities of Ribeirão Preto and João Pessoa, the older adults presented similar rates for both gender. Regarding the standardized rates, in João Pessoa, there was a rise of this type of abuse in the two first years, and later there was a certain stability. In the city of Teresina, there was an increase, also observed in the city of Ribeirão Preto in the three first years, followed by a decrease.

Conclusion: Older adults abuse is a cultural phenomenon difficult to be reported by them, since it occurs in the family context.

Objetivo: Analisar os boletins de ocorrência registrados por idosos que sofreram violência, a fim de identificar características sociodemográficas das vítimas e dos agressores, tipo de violência, local, bem como comparar as taxas em três municípios brasileiros no período de 2009 a 2013.

Método: Estudo ecológico, em que foram analisados 2.612 boletins de ocorrência registrados em Delegacias do Idoso. Utilizou-se um instrumento para obter dados da vítima, do agressor e tipo de violência.

Resultados: Predominou a violência psicológica, na maioria dos casos na própria residência do idoso. Em Ribeirão Preto e João Pessoa, os idosos mais jovens apresentaram taxas semelhantes entre ambos os sexos. Na comparação das taxas padronizadas, em João Pessoa, houve ascensão deste tipo de violência nos dois primeiros anos, e, posteriormente, certa estabilidade. Em Teresina, houve ascensão, também observada em Ribeirão Preto nos três primeiros anos, seguida de decréscimo.

Conclusão: A violência é um fenômeno cultural de difícil notificação pelo idoso, por ocorrer no contexto familiar.

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