RT Journal Article
T1 Elder abuse within the family environment in the Azores Islands
A1 Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
A1 Carvalhal-Silva, Rosa Maria
A1 Viera-Mendes, Maria Helena
A1 Recio-Andrade, Beatriz
A1 Goergen, Thomas
A1 Aurora Rodriguez-Borrego, Maria
K1 Elder abuse
K1 Aged
K1 Domestic violence
K1 Azores
AB 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.
PB Univ sao paulo, escola de enfermagem de ribeirao preto
SN 1518-8345
YR 2017
FD 2017-06-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19191
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19191
LA en
NO Carmona-Torres JM, Carvalhal-Silva RM, Viera-Mendes MH, Recio-Andrade B, Goergen T, Rodríguez-Borrego MA. Elder abuse within the family environment in the Azores Islands. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem [Internet]. 21 de septiembre de 2017;25(0)
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025