Violence against the elderly: a documentary study

Author(s)

Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon ^[1] ; Daniela Garcia Damaceno ^[2] ; Carlos Alberto Lazarini ^[3] ; Luzmarina Aparecida Doretto Braccialli ^[4] ; Viviane Boacnin Yoneda Sponchiado ^[5] ; Maria José Sanches Marin ^[6]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Brasil

^[3] Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - Brasil

^[4] Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - Brasil

^[5] Delegacia de Polícia de Defesa da Mulher de Marília - Brasil

^[6] Faculdade de Medicina de Marília - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Rev. Rene; v. 20, 2019-11-14.

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