Ocorrência de maus-tratos em idosos no domicílio
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 a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/16979 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rlae/article/view/16979 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | maltrato al anciano violencia doméstica maus-tratos ao idoso violência doméstica elder abuse domestic violence |
| Sumario: | 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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