TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Occurrence of violence in the elderly and its associated factors
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
A1  - Maia, Paulo Henrique Silva
A1  - Ferreira, Efigenia Ferreira E.
A1  - Melo, Elza Machado de
A1  - Vargas, Andréa Maria Duarte
SP  - 64
EP  - 70
VL  - 72
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0034-7167
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0014
ID  - ref1
ER  -