Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Abuse in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

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Blay, Sergio L. ^[1] ; Laks, Jerson ^{[2, 3]} ; Marinho, Valeska ^[2] ; Figueira, Ivan ^[2] ; Maia, Deborah ^[4] ; Coutinho, Evandro S. F. ^[4] ; Quintana, Ines M. ^[1] ; Mello, Marcelo F. ^[1] ; Bressan, Rodrigo A. ^[1] ; Mari, Jair J. ^[1] ; Andreoli, Sergio B. ^[1]

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^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Psychiat, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

^[3] Univ Grande Rio, Postgrad Program Translat Biomed, Caxias - Brazil

^[4] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Natl Sch Publ Hlth, Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY; v. 65, n. 12, p. 2634-2638, DEC 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of elder abuse and to investigate potential sociodemographic, health behavior, and medical correlates. DESIGN: Cross-sectional data were collected in face-to-face assessments. SETTING: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged 60 to 75. MEASUREMENTS: Information on elder abuse was obtained using the Brazil-adapted, nine-item Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test. Sampling design-adjusted descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used in analyses. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of abuse was 14.4% (n = 46/259, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 9.82-20.61) in Sao Paulo and 13.3% (n = 27/197, 95% CI = 8.76-19.74) in Rio de Janeiro. Unadjusted analyses indicated that poor education, low physical activity, unemployment, heart disease, and psychiatric problems were associated with abuse, but in adjusted analyses, self-reported elder abuse was significantly associated only with psychiatric problems (Sao Paulo: OR = 4.48, 95% CI = 1.75-11.45; Rio de Janeiro: OR = 21.61, 95% CI = 6.39-73.14). CONCLUSION: Elder abuse is prevalent in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, but whether concomitants of abuse are cause, effect, or both is unclear because this was a cross-sectional study. These findings highlight the importance of the problem, as well as the need to develop measures to increase awareness, facilitate prevention, and fight against abuse of elderly adults . (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/02246-5 - Estudo dos padrões de conectividade cerebral relacionadas a experiências psicóticas ao longo da infância e adolescência e sua modulação por fatores genéticos e ambientais
• Beneficiário: Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Pesquisa
• Processo FAPESP: 04/15039-0 - Transtorno do estresse pós-traumático: epidemiologia, fisiopatologia e tratamento
• Beneficiário: Jair de Jesus Mari
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático