Notification of intrafamily violence against elderly women in the city of São Paulo

Abstract

Objective: the aim of the present study was to characterize the population of elderly women who have suffered sexual and physical violence and describe the characteristics of this aggression. Method: a cross-sectional study was carried out using secondary data from the Violence and Accident Surveillance Information System, which registers reports of physical and sexual violence against the female population aged 60 and older. Results: in 2013 289 acts of physical violence against elderly women in the city of São Paulo were recorded, and sexual violence was reported in ten cases. Conclusion: physical and sexual violence occurred mainly in the family environment, with the majority of aggressors male and a family member or known to the victim. In their direct and daily dealings with elderly health service users at all levels of complexity, doctors should know how to investigate and identify cases of violence, properly approach patients, act in coordination with other professionals and apply interventions that are effective for each case.

Factors associated with the risk of violence against older adult women: a cross-sectional study

“…The participants who attained the risk score for abuse were predominantly over the age of 70; this data corroborates those found in some studies in the literature (24)(25), such as a study conducted in Iran in which abuse is present in 93% (n=57) of the women over 72 years old (26) . Women in this age group can be at greater risk of violence due to the increased vulnerability that accompanies advancing age (24) .…”

Violência contra a pessoa idosa no município de Campinas, São Paulo, nos últimos 11 anos: uma análise temporal

“…As a limitation of the study, it is evident that there may be an underreporting of cases of violence in Campinas, SP, due to factors such as neglect in health care because of the difficulty of professionals in detecting their indicative signs 22 , lack of monitoring and guidance for continuous reporting 23 , fear of the old people in making complaints against their aggressors 24 . Also, there were some variables in the SISNOV database, making it difficult to interpret the data.…”

Atividade de monitoria como instrumento de ensino-aprendizagem durante a formação acadêmica em enfermagem

“…Na maioria das vezes os idosos deixam de denunciar os abusos e as agressões sofridas, devido ao constrangimento e medo de repressão por parte de seus cuidadores, que muitas vezes são os próprios agressores. Infere-se que explicar a violência intrafamiliar contra os idosos dentro ou fora do ambiente domiciliar requer que a atenção básica de saúde ofereça um sistema que permita a identificação de tais incidentes e proponha ações que abordem o problema (Guimarães et al, 2018). E para abrilhantar o término da disciplina os acadêmicos promoveram um work shop no auditório da faculdade com exposição banner acerca das atividades desenvolvidas com idosos e foram convidados a participar como palestrantes os profissionais da FUNATI como Research, Society andDevelopment, v. 9, n. 10, e7119109033, 2020 (CC BY 4.0) | ISSN 2525-3409 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i10.9033 enfermeiros, assistente social e médico que abordaram um tema que está em voga: a violência contra a pessoa idosa.…”