Sexual abuse suffered by elderly women: experience reports

The objective of this study was to identify and understand the meaning of the experiences and the social context of elderly women who suffered sexual abuse. It consists of a qualitative study of an exploratory nature. The sample totaled four elderly women. The non-probabilistic technique called “Sno...

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Autores: Gomes, Joise Maura Affonso, Nascimento, Vanusa do, Ribeiro, Maria de Nazaré Souza, Espírito Santo, Fátima Helena, Diniz, Clesiane Xavier, Souza, Cássia Rozária Silva, Ribeiro, Euler Esteves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista Kairós (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/50572
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/50572
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Maltrato a las ancianas
Delitos sexuales
Ancianas.
Maus-Tratos à pessoa idosa
Delitos Sexuais
Idosa.
Mistreatment of the Elderly
Sexual offenses
Elderly.
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Sumario:The objective of this study was to identify and understand the meaning of the experiences and the social context of elderly women who suffered sexual abuse. It consists of a qualitative study of an exploratory nature. The sample totaled four elderly women. The non-probabilistic technique called “Snowball” was used to study populations that are difficult to access. The collection took place from October to December 2019. The interviews revealed the difficulty of elderly women in understanding that they suffered sexual abuse.