The Association of Intimate Partner Violence and Depressive Symptoms in a Cohort of Rural Couples

Abstract

This study suggests that many couples in rural areas use physical and emotional violence against each other in their relationships, and that both males and females who report a history of IPV are more likely to report depressive symptoms. These findings support IPV screening for physical and emotional violence among all patients and providing follow-up intervention programs in health care settings.

Prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos e fatores associados: revisão sistemática

“…Of the 19 papers selected, 15 included in their samples adults and elderly 4,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and four only elderly 10,[35][36][37] . Five studies 4,24,25,29,33 stratified the prevalence by age group, thus identifying IPV among the elderly.…”

“…Papers included were published between 2004 and 2015, more frequently in the period 2012-2015 4,10,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] ; surveys between 2004 and 2010 [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][32][33][34]36 predominated. There was a higher concentration of studies in Europe 4,26,29,31,34,35 and the United States 21,25,27,29,31,37 ; Brazil only had two studies 10,22 .…”

“…There was a higher concentration of studies in Europe 4,26,29,31,34,35 and the United States 21,25,27,29,31,37 ; Brazil only had two studies 10,22 . In 11 studies 10,23,25,28,29,[31][32][33]36,37 , respondents were men and women concomitantly, others included only women, and there were no studies with men alone. The sample size varied from 356 to 70,156 respondents.…”

“…The most widely used tool for measuring violence was the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), versions 1, 2 and adaptations 4,10,22,23,27,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] . The violence recall period varied, and the last 12 months was the most widely used 4,10,21,22,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]36,37 , followed by "in lifetime" 25,26,34 .…”

“…The violence recall period varied, and the last 12 months was the most widely used 4,10,21,22,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]36,37 , followed by "in lifetime" 25,26,34 . The main characteristics of the studies are summarized and shown in Chart 1.…”