Elder abuse within the family environment in the Azores Islands

Authors

  • Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres Universidad de Castilla La Mancha; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba
  • Rosa María Carvalhal-Silva Universidade dos Açores; Escola Superior de Saúde
  • Maria Helena Viera-Mendes Universidade dos Açores; Escola Superior de Saúde
  • Beatriz Recio-Andrade Hospital Virgen de la Salud
  • Thomas Goergen Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei
  • María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego Universidad de Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1871.2932

Keywords:

Elder Abuse, Aged, Domestic Violence, Azores

Abstract

Objectives: to dimension abuse against vulnerable adults within the family and community environment in the Azores Islands, identify risk factors for abuse and describe the profile of an abused elder. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study. Random sampling. The instruments used were: clinical histories of the users, Mini-Mental State Examination, Index of Independence in Basic Activities of Daily Living, Family APGAR Scale, Elder Abuse Suspicion Index and Social Work Assessment Form. Descriptive statistical analysis was used for qualitative and quantitative variables and multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with elder mistreatment. Results: abuse suspicion was identified in 24.5% of elderly participants. Psychological abuse was the most common type of abuse and sons were the main abusers. Conclusion: being a woman and belonging to a dysfunctional family is associated with an increased risk of becoming a victim of abuse; the high level of domestic violence against the elderly in the Azores Islands is in line with the rest of Portugal.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Elder abuse within the family environment in the Azores Islands. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2932-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1871.2932