Violência contra idosos: preditores e distribuição espacial / Violence against theelderly people: predictors and space distribution

Objectives: to verify the prevalence of violence in the elderly people in the last 12 months; to describe the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of these people according to the type of violence suffered; to verify the factors associated with violence and to identify clusters of violence against the elderly individuals in the city of Uberaba, Minas Gerais.Methods: This was a cross-sectional and quantitative study carried out with 581 elderly individuals from the community of Uberaba, Minas Gerais. Statistical analyzes were performed: descriptive and multiple logistic regression (p≤0.05).Results: Physical and/or psychological violence obtained higher percentages among those with 15 years of schooling and who lived with children. The youngest age was associated with physical and/or psychological violence. The largest clusters were in the southeast region of the municipality. Conclusion: Younger elders suffer more episodes of physical and/or psychological violence, as well as those with less schooling, who live with their children and in the southeast region of the municipality.

Objetivos: verificar a prevalência de violência em idosos nos últimos 12 meses; descrever as características sociodemográficas e econômicas dos idosos segundo o tipo deviolência sofrida; verificar os fatores associados à violência e identificar os clustersde violência contra idosos no município de Uberaba, Minas Gerais.Métodos:Trata-se de um estudo transversal e quantitativo realizado com 581 idosos da comunidade de Uberaba, Minas Gerais.Procederam-seas análises estatísticas:descritiva e regressão logística múltipla (p≤0,05). Resultados:A violência física e/ou psicológica e a psicológica obtiveram maiores percentuais entre aqueles com 1├5 anos de estudo e que residiam com filhos. A menor idade associou-se à violência física e/ou psicológica. Os maiores aglomerados foram na região sudeste do município. Conclusão:Os idosos mais novos sofrem mais episódios de violência física e/ou psicológica, assim como aqueles com menor escolaridade, que residem com os filhos e na região sudeste do município

Cross-sectional study on the association between frailty and violence against community-dwelling elderly people in Brazil

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The physical, emotional and cognitive limitations that may be present in the aging process, coupled with family unpreparedness, may lead to greater dependence among the elderly. This favors development of frailty syndrome and greater levels of violence against the elderly. The objective here was to analyze the association between violence against the elderly and frailty; and the geographic distribution of violence against the elderly according to the presence of frailty syndrome. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study on 705 community-dwelling elderly people in Uberaba (MG), Brazil. METHODS: The Fried frailty phenotype and conflict tactics scale were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test and a logistic regression model. The intensity of the events and the relationship between clusters of violence and frailty status were assessed by means of kernel estimation. RESULTS: The adjusted analysis indicated that pre-frailty and frailty were associated with physical and verbal aggression (odds ratio, OR = 1.51; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.04-2.19; OR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.29-3.47), frailty was associated with physical aggression (OR = 2.48; 95% CI: 1.25-4.94) and pre-frailty and frailty were associated with verbal aggression (OR = 1.48; 95% CI: 1.03-2.15; OR = 2.15; 95% CI: 1.31-3.52), respectively. Regardless of frailty status and its relationship with violence, clusters of occurrences were larger in similar regions in the southeastern part of the municipality; but superimposition of overlays relating to aggression showed that for frail individuals the clusters were smaller than for non-frail and pre-frail individuals. CONCLUSIONS: The condition of frailty was associated with greater chances of violence against the elderly.

Cross-sectional study on the association between frailty and violence against community-dwelling elderly people in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: The physical, emotional and cognitive limitations that may be present in the aging process, coupled with family unpreparedness, may lead to greater dependence among the elderly. This favors development of frailty syndrome and greater levels of violence against the elderly. The objective here was to analyze the association between violence against the elderly and frailty; and the geographic distribution of violence against the elderly according to the presence of frailty syndrome. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study on 705 community-dwelling elderly people in Uberaba (MG), Brazil. METHODS: The Fried frailty phenotype and conflict tactics scale were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test and a logistic regression model. The intensity of the events and the relationship between clusters of violence and frailty status were assessed by means of kernel estimation. RESULTS: The adjusted analysis indicated that pre-frailty and frailty were associated with physical and verbal aggression (odds ratio, OR = 1.51; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.04-2.19; OR = 2.12; 95% CI: 1.29-3.47), frailty was associated with physical aggression (OR = 2.48; 95% CI: 1.25-4.94) and pre-frailty and frailty were associated with verbal aggression (OR = 1.48; 95% CI: 1.03-2.15; OR = 2.15; 95% CI: 1.31-3.52), respectively. Regardless of frailty status and its relationship with violence, clusters of occurrences were larger in similar regions in the southeastern part of the municipality; but superimposition of overlays relating to aggression showed that for frail individuals the clusters were smaller than for non-frail and pre-frail individuals. CONCLUSIONS: The condition of frailty was associated with greater chances of violence against the elderly.