Se revisaron 301 referencias que muestran incidencia del maltrato al adulto mayor institucionalizado, características y consecuencias, esto permitió hacer un balance de las causas, tipos, signos y síntomas del maltrato que frecuentemente se presentan.
Review of international literature in English and Spanish on elder abuse in different institutions in the following data bases Scielo, Medgraphic biomedical literature, Redalyc, Science direct, Pubmed, Scopus, Dialnet, Base and Redib, under the PRISMA methodology.
Results:
A review of 301 references show the incidence of institutionalized elder abuse, characteristics, and consequences. This permitted a balance of the causes, types, signs, and symptoms of mistreatment that frequently occur.