| Autor: |
Eulália Maria Chaves Maia, Alessandra do Nascimento Cavalcanti, Rodrigo da Silva Maia |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics. 3 |
| ISSN: |
2574-8130 |
| Popis: |
The objective of this study was to correlate data on violence against the elderly with social support and depressive symptoms Cross sectional study carried out from October to May with a sample of elderly people living in the community Data were collected by means of a Socio demographic Questionnaire b the Abuse Vulnerability Screening Scale VASS Br c the Geriatric Depression Scale GDS and d the Social Support Scale AND THE The obtained data were categorized and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics Most of the participants were women n ranging in age from to years M SD plusmn with approximately one to eight persons at home M DP plusmn The prevalence of violence among the elderly in the sample was n Correlation between violence and depression was found only r p lt The findings point to the prevalence of violence and correlation with depressive symptoms similar to data already mentioned in the literature However it is emphasized that such data may be under reported due to aspects such as the proximity bond and or kinship of the aggressor with the victim or the dependency relations that exist in the victim aggressor relationship |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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