Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
Related content
(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Financial abuse: circumstances of occurrences against older adults

Full text
Author(s):
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon [1] ; Vanessa Porto Paes [2] ; Daniela Garcia Damaceno [3] ; Viviane Boacnin Yoneda Sponchiado [4] ; Maria José Sanches Marin [5]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Departamento de Enfermagem. Programa de pós-graduação em Enfermagem - Brasil
[2] Faculdade de Medicina de Marília. Residência Integrada Multiprofissional em Saúde - Saúde Coletiva - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Departamento de Enfermagem. Programa de pós-graduação em Enfermagem - Brasil
[4] Delegacia de Polícia de defesa da mulher de Marília - Brasil
[5] Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.; v. 22, n. 6 2020-04-30.
Abstract

Abstract Objective: To analyze the occurrences of financial abuse against older adults. Methods: a descriptive and retrospective cross-sectional study with a qualitative and quantitative approach was conducted through the analysis of 209 Police Reports (PR) of financial abuse against older adults, dated between October 2016 and March 2017. Data analysis was performed by content analysis in the thematic modality. Results: The profile of the victims was characterized as follows: male (50.72%), aged from 60 to 69 years old (56.6%) and living with a partner (48.33%). Financial abuse against older adults is mainly committed by strangers, in 85.6% of cases, and in 6.7% of cases by family members. The sociodemographic characteristics of most offenders were unknown. Three cores of meaning relating to the types of financial abuse were identified: appropriation and damage; exposure to fraud/extortion and theft/robbery. Conclusion: There is a need for actions aimed at preventing and protecting against the financial abuse of older adults, in order to avoid suffering and emotional, physical and social harm. In addition, further studies are needed to more effectively highlight the association of alterations during the aging process and financial 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