Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly
Objective To verify whether there is a connection between the functional capacity of the elderly and the presence of violent situations in their daily lives. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study developed with 237 elderly individuals. Standard and validated research instruments were...
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| author | Andréa Mathes Faustino Lenora Gandolfi Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura |
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| description | Objective To verify whether there is a connection between the functional capacity of the elderly and the presence of violent situations in their daily lives. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study developed with 237 elderly individuals. Standard and validated research instruments were used. Results Mean age of 70.25 years (standard deviation of 6.94), 69% were female, 76% were independent in basic activities of daily living and 54% had a partial dependence on at least one instrumental activity. The most prevalent violence was psychological and the relation between being dependent on basic activities of daily living and suffering physical violence was statistically significant. Conclusion When the elderly needs assistance to perform self-care activities, there is a greater chance of exposure to a situation of abuse, such as physical violence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89930695a900409ba7819f10a1d5e6972023-05-29T16:25:56ZengEscola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São PauloActa Paulista de Enfermagem1982-01942014-10-0127539239810.1590/1982-0194201400066Functional capability and violence situations against the elderlyAndréa Mathes FaustinoLenora GandolfiLeides Barroso de Azevedo Moura Objective To verify whether there is a connection between the functional capacity of the elderly and the presence of violent situations in their daily lives. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study developed with 237 elderly individuals. Standard and validated research instruments were used. Results Mean age of 70.25 years (standard deviation of 6.94), 69% were female, 76% were independent in basic activities of daily living and 54% had a partial dependence on at least one instrumental activity. The most prevalent violence was psychological and the relation between being dependent on basic activities of daily living and suffering physical violence was statistically significant. Conclusion When the elderly needs assistance to perform self-care activities, there is a greater chance of exposure to a situation of abuse, such as physical violence.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002014000500002&tlng=ptGeriatrics nursingNursing careActivities of daily livingElder abuseViolence |
| spellingShingle | Andréa Mathes Faustino Lenora Gandolfi Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly Acta Paulista de Enfermagem Geriatrics nursing Nursing care Activities of daily living Elder abuse Violence |
| title | Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| title_full | Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| title_fullStr | Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| title_short | Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| title_sort | functional capability and violence situations against the elderly |
| topic | Geriatrics nursing Nursing care Activities of daily living Elder abuse Violence |
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