Occurrence of domestic elder abuse

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Cheila Cristina Leonardo De Oliveira Gaioli¹  Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues¹ 

关键词: elder abuse;    domestic violence;    maltrato al anciano;    violencia doméstica;    maus-tratos ao idoso;    violência doméstica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000300021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to verify the occurrence of domestic abuse against male and female elderly people in 2006, using medical examination reports, and to identify aggressors and injuries caused, in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD - 10). The sample consisted of 87 male and female elderly persons aged 60 or more, who lived in Ribeirão PretoSP, Brazil, filed a complaint at a Police Station in 2002. Medical legal exam reports were consulted. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. Domestic abuse occurred more frequently among men (58.6%) who were attacked by family members, such as children, grandchildren, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law (47.1%). With respect to the kinds of injuries, 33.5% manifested unspecified superficial shoulder and arm trauma. Elder abuse is becoming increasingly clear in society, thus acquiring social and public health dimensions.

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