Violence against the elderly: a documentary study

Author(s)

Sanches Alarcon, Miriam Fernanda ^[1] ; Damaceno, Daniela Garcia ^[1] ; Lazarini, Carlos Alberto ^[2] ; Doretto Braccialli, Luzmarina Aparecida ^[2] ; Yoneda Sponchiado, Viviane Boacnin ^[3] ; Sanches Marin, Maria Jose ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Fac Med Marilia, Marilia, SP - Brazil

^[3] Delegacia Policia Defesa Muiher Marilia, Marilia, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: REVISTA DA REDE DE ENFERMAGEM DO NORDESTE; v. 20, 2019.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Objective: to associate the sociodemographic characteristics of elderly victims of violence and of the aggressors with types of violence. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, analytical, retrospective study developed in a police station. A total of 346 police reports were analyzed, and the statistical analyses of comparisons were made in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.0.0.0. Results: type of violence was positively associated with area of the city, sex, marital status, schooling, age, place of occurrence, legal basis, and form of notification of the victim. There was a predominance of financial violence among men, while other types of violence, white skin, presence of a partner, and the victim's home as the place of occurrence predominated among women. There was a predominance of male aggressors. Conclusion: the police reports indicated the association of different sociodemographic data of victims and aggressors with the types of violence. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/17562-2 - ELDERLY PEOPLE VICTIM OF VIOLENCE: THE INTERFACE OF HEALTH, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTIONS
• Grantee: Maria José Sanches Marin
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants