Saúde e violência na população idosa de Betim, Minas Gerais

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Paulo Henrique Silva Maia
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; UFMG
• Palavras-chave em Português: Maus-Tratos ao Idoso; Idoso; Condições Sociais; Violência; Saúde; Envelhecimento; Violência doméstica; Maus-tratos ao idoso; Ageismo; Estudos transversais; Idosos Condições sociais; Inquéritos e questionários
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/ODON-B57KGJ

Health and violence in the elderly population of Betim, Minas Gerais Introduction: Violence in the elderly is a multicausal and complex problem, with devastating consequences, as well as aggression to physical and mental health leads to poor quality of life and lack of safety. Studying this thematic one verifying the determining factors is relevant for the prevention of the occurrence of violence in the elderly. Objective: to analyze the occurrence of violence in the elderly and its determinants in Betim, Minas Gerais. Method: A cross-sectional study, consisting of a population survey conducted through structured interviews. The sample was stratified by clusters in three stages: census tracts, households and the respondent. At the end, 1,129 households were visited, with the participation of 200 elderly people. The selection of the census tracts and domiciles was carried out electronically through the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0 and the selection of the respondent subject in the household occurred according to the Kish methodology, which recommends the random selection of a sample unit in a household. Initially, the data were analyzed by the Chi-square test, bivariate analysis and Correspondence Analysis. Subsequently, a logistic discriminant analysis was performed to explore the structure of relationships between dependent variables (violence in the elderly) and independent variables. Results: The most prevalent forms of violence were: lack of access to social rights (31%) followed by verbal (22%), moral / psychological (19%), lack of necessary care (16%); physical (6%), sexual (3%) and discrimination (3%). Men who suffered violence were not dependent, kept control of their money, and had a spouse. In the women, a greater number of dependents were found, who did not have control of their money, with education> 4th grade, without a spouse and with a high degree of depressive symptoms. The association considered strong refers to the elderly women who suffered violence and had their money used by another person and who suffered verbal violence. Conclusion: this study allowed reaffirming the profile of the elderly victim of violence through the analysis of their occurrence and its associated factors. The financial abuse factors and being victims of verbal violence were strongly associated with violence in the elderly - a result that sets a new look for these factors, since in Brazil, the main associated factors described previously were low educational levels, cognitive factors, dependence functional and depression. From the point of view of research for action, this research brings direct implication to the sectors interested in coping with the problem of violence in the elderly, especially for health professionals, since it shows that violence is part of a cycle that usually has factors characteristic associates that are part of a model nested mainly in the family relationship. Our expectation is that the silence of the elderly, victim of violence, serves to sharpen the listening of health professionals and that the determinants described here are seen as triggers for the detection and prevention of new cases. Finally, it should be pointed out that the study of violence in the elderly now demands that their findings are subsidiary to the health practice, conferring new strategies and methods for the culture of peace and non-violence.