VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY: AN OLD STIGMA

Authors

  • Cristiane Zamboni
  • Sandra Maria Mello URI
  • Rosane Fontana
  • Francisco Carlos Pinto Rodrigues

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.21973

Keywords:

Violence, Elderly, Personal autonomy, Nursing.

Abstract

This descriptive study with a qualitative approach aimed to investigate the situations of violence against elderly residents of an area served by a Basic Health Unit of the Family Health Strategy in the North-East region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data were collected in the first semester of 2010 through interviews, using the Evaluation of Violence and ill-treatment against the Elderly tool. The quantitative results indicated the occurrence of violence of a verbal nature, and content analysis provided two categories of evidence: Autonomy/independence and ill-treatment and Limitations and Ill-treatment. It was observed that ill-treatment is related to the lack of autonomy and independence due to limited physical and cognitive abilities in daily routines, leading to the need for a carer. Nursing must help society to understand the process of aging, to identify possible situations of violence, and contribute to its prevention.

Author Biography

Sandra Maria Mello, URI

  1. Professora Mestre em Enfermagem. Docente dos Cursos de Graduação e Pós-Graduação da Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões. Campus Santo Ângelo, Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Enfermagem Saúde e Educação (GEPESE/URI), Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
  2. Departamento das Ciência e Saúde
  3. Área da Enfermagem 

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Zamboni, C., Mello, S. M., Fontana, R., & Rodrigues, F. C. P. (2011). VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY: AN OLD STIGMA. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.21973

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Research

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