@article{ref1,
title="Occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors",
journal="Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem",
year="2019",
author="Maia, Paulo Henrique Silva and Ferreira, Efigenia Ferreira E. and Melo, Elza Machado de and Vargas, Andréa Maria Duarte",
volume="72",
number="Suppl 2",
pages="64-70",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: to analyze the occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors in the city of Betim, Minas Gerais. <br><br>METHOD: cross-sectional study constituted by a population survey conducted through structured interviews. The sample was stratified by clusters and included 178 elderly people at the end. Data were analyzed by the chi-square test and was performed a Correspondence Analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The most prevalent forms of violence were: lack of access to social rights (31%), verbal violence (22%), moral/psychological (19%), lack of care (16%), physical violence (6%), sexual (3%) and discrimination (3%). Women suffered more abuse than men and violence had greater association with the degree of depressive symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: our research has direct implication for the sectors interested in coping with violence in the elderly, especially for nurses, because it shows violence is part of a cycle with characteristic associated factors that conforms a model nested mainly in the family relationship.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0034-7167",
doi="10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0014"
}