Violência contra o idoso no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: análise das notificações de 2009 a 2016

Abstract

Estudo descritivo e documental realizado por meio de uma busca on-line no Sinan-Net, com o objetivo de analisar as notificações de violência contra o idoso, no Rio Grande do Sul, no período de 2009 a 2016. Observou-se um aumento crescente de notificações de violência contra o idoso no estado, principalmente entre mulheres e brancos. Os casos de violência, em sua maioria, ocorreram em meio urbano, com maior frequência de violência tipo física e psicológica, por força corporal e ameaça.

Characterization and completeness of notification sheet of violence against the older adults in Niterói-RJ, 2011-2020

“…The findings of this study concerning the sex of VAE victims are similar to those obtained in most of the studies on the subject, both on the national and the local level, in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, and in the cities of São Paulo and Recife. 7 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 16 , 18 …”

“…It is noteworthy that the results of this study are similar to those found in other national studies. 9 , 12 , 13 …”

“…Studies analyzing the profile of VAE notifications in Brazil are, for the most part, restricted to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven studies on the subject were identified, conducted in different regions of the country: three addressed notifications made nationwide, 7 , 9 , 10 one was conducted in the states of the Southern region, 11 two were conducted using data from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, 12 , 13 one was conducted in the state of Espírito Santo, 14 two involved notifications in the city of São Paulo City, 15 , 16 one in the city of Campinas 17 and one using data from the state of Pernambuco. 18 The completeness of the fields of the notification form for violence against the elderly was not assessed in these studies.…”