TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Occurrence of domestic elder abuse
JO  - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
A1  - Gaioli, Cheila Cristina Leonardo de Oliveira
A1  - Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani
SP  - 465
EP  - 470
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 Ribeirao 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.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0104-1169
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -