MARKERS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS FROM THE NURSES' PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Renata Clemente dos Santos-Rodrigues
  • Emanuella de Castro Marcolino
  • Ana Márcia Nóbrega Dantas
  • Lindemberg Arruda Barbosa
  • Ronei Marcos de Moraes
  • Rafaella Queiroga Souto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95295

Keywords:

Older adults, Violence, Abuse against Older Adult, Forensic Nursing, Nursing Care.

Abstract

Objective: to identify the markers of violence against older adults from the nurses' perspective.

Method: a qualitative study conducted between June and September 2021 in the state of Paraíba (Brazil), with the participation of nine nurses in two focus groups. The empirical material was transcribed in full and transformed into a text corpus with similarity analysis.

Results: in the central core of the maximum tree, it was possible to observe terms common to more than one typification of violence, such as: “cycle of violence”, “trust”, “dominate”, “psychological distress”. In physical violence: “fractures”, “break” and “throw”; in psychological violence: “threat”, “fear”, “shame”, “injury”, “vaginal discharge” and “vaginal”; in financial violence: “withdrawal”, “dependence” and “take”; in neglect: “lack”, “supply” and “hygiene”; and in abandonment: “depression”, “loneliness” and “sadness”.

Conclusion: this research values Nursing as a science and profession, especially in the forensic area, by investigating violence against older adults. The nurses' perception makes the Nursing Process more reliable and useful in identifying, reporting and solving incidents.

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Published

2024-06-13

How to Cite

Santos-Rodrigues, R. C. dos, Marcolino, E. de C., Dantas, A. M. N., Barbosa, L. A., Moraes, R. M. de, & Souto, R. Q. (2024). MARKERS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST OLDER ADULTS FROM THE NURSES’ PERSPECTIVE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 29. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v29i0.95295

Issue

Vol. 29 (2024)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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