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Scientific evidence of the violence against the older adult: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective:

To analyze the scientific evidence of violence against the older adult, with emphasis on the prevalence, the profile of the victim, and the risk factors.

Methods:

An integrative review of articles available in the PubMed® databases, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Nursing Database (BDENF), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Latin American and Caribbean Research on Health Sciences (LILACS), published between 2015 and 2019, using the descriptors: “idoso” , “older adult”, “older person”, “aged”, “old”, “exposure to violence”, “ exposição à violência ”, “aging”, envelhecimento” , “elder abuse”, “domestic violence”, “violence”,violência”, “maus-tratos ao idoso” and “violência doméstica” . As to refine it, the four phases of the PRISMA study selection flow diagram were used.

Results:

17 articles were identified which presented as increased risk factors for violence against the older adult, family dysfunction, lack of access to social rights and chronic conditions of disability.

Conclusion:

The study brings direct contributions to professionals and sectors interested in facing violence against the older adult, which has a high prevalence in today's society.

Keywords
Violence; Aged; Domestic violence; Exposure to violence; Frail elderly

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