Economic-financial and patrimonial elder abuse: a documentary study

To analyze economic-financial and patrimonial cases of elder abuse, recorded in the specialized police station for security and protection of the elderly of a capital city in the northeast region of Brazil.

Method:

A cross-sectional study was carried out with data extracted from police reports and inquiries recorded in the abovementioned police station. Descriptive and inferential statistics were carried out by means of Pearson’s chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, and multivariate logistic regression.

Results:

The sample was made up of 555 police reports. The data showed that financial abuse presented a prevalence of 58.9%, and that older elderly people (67.9%), men (70.4%), and single (75.0%) presented a higher percentage of financial abuse compared with other types of violence, often occurring in public places, with 3.1 more chances of occurrence than at the elderly’s home. Regarding aggressors, women (73.5%), without suspicion of alcohol use (66.4%), and non-family members committed more financial abuse, evidencing 2.97 more chances of practicing it.

Conclusion:

In the period studied, financial abuse increased in its magnitude when compared with other types of violence, a fact that justifies researching the theme in order to prevent it.

DESCRIPTORS:
Aged; Violence; Domestic Violence; Elder Abuse; Geriatric Nursing

Variables		Financial abuse		Total	p-value^a
Variables		Yes	No	Total	p-value^a
Age
	Younger elderly	270 (57.3%)	201 (42.7%)	471 (100.0%)	0.072
	Older elderly	57 (67.9%)	27 (32.1%)	84 (100.0%)
Gender
	Male	133 (70.4%)	56 (29.6%)	189 (100.0%)	<0.001
	Female	194 (53.0%)	172 (47.0%)	366 (100.0%)
Marital status
	Single	39 (75.0%)	13 (25.0%)	52 (100.0%)	0.087
	Married/living with the partner	125 (57.3%)	93 (42.7%)	218 (100.0%)
	Widowed	86 (56.6%)	66 (43.4%)	152 (100.0%)
	Divorced/separated	22 (53.7%)	19 (46.3%)	41 (100.0%)
Education level
	Complete/incomplete elementary school	150 (53.2%)	132 (46.8%)	282 (100.0%)	0.025
	Complete/incomplete high school	44 (71.0%)	18 (29.0%)	62 (100.0%)
	Complete/incomplete higher education	11 (78.6%)	3 (21.4%)	14 (100.0%)
	Illiterate	66 (55.5%)	53 (44.5%)	119 (100.0%)
With a companion at the police station
	Yes	38 (60.3%)	25 (39.7%)	63 (100.0%)	0.815
	No	288 (58.8%)	202 (41.2%)	490 (100.0%)
Area of violence occurrence
	Urban	322 (59,0%)	224 (41.0%)	546 (100.0%)	0.999^b
	Rural	5 (55.6%)	4 (44.4%)	9 (100.0%)
Type of place
	Public place	115 (92.0%)	10 (8.0%)	125 (100.0%)	<0.001
	Private place	9 (60.0%)	6 (40.0%)	15 (100.0%)
	Home	203 (48.9%)	212 (51.1%)	415 (100.0%)

Variables		Financial abuse		Total	p-value^a
Variables		Yes	No	Total	p-value^a
Gender
	Male	215 (51.3%)	204 (48.7%)	419 (100.0%)	<0.001
	Female	61 (73.5%)	22 (26.5%)	83 (100.0%)
Marital status
	Single	138 (50%)	138 (50%)	276 (100.0%)
	Married/living with the partner	57 (48.3%)	61 (51.7%)	118 (100.0%)
	Widowed	2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	3 (100.0%)
	Divorced/separated	12 (50.0%)	12 (50.0%)	24 (100.0%)
	Other	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	2 (100.0%)
Education level
	Complete/incomplete elementary school	139 (48.3%)	149 (51.7%)	288 (100.0%)	0.120
	Complete/incomplete high school	36 (58.1%)	26 (41.9%)	62 (100.0%)
	Complete/incomplete higher education	16 (64.0%)	9 (36.0%)	25 (100.0%)
	Illiterate	4 (30.8%)	9 (69.2%)	13 (100.0%)
Suspicion of alcohol use
	No	295 (66.4%)	149 (33.6%)	444 (100.0%)	<0.001
	Yes	31 (28.2%)	79 (71.8%)	110 (100.0%)
Suspicion of drug use
	No	204 (60.0%)	136 (40.0%)	340 (100.0%)	0.515
	Yes	123 (57.2%)	92 (42.8%)	215 (100.0%)
Family aggressor
	Yes	177 (46.3%)	205 (53.7%)	382 (100.0%)	<0.001
	No	147 (86.5%)	23 (13.5%)	170 (100.0%)

Variables		Bivariate analysis	Final model
Variables		Gross OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Elderly’s age
	Older elderly	1.57 (0.96-2.57)	1.78 (1.01-3.142)
Gender
	Male	2.11 (1.45-3.06)
Elderly’s marital status
	Single	0.91 (0.59-1.40)
	Married/living with the partner	1.96 (1.02-3.79)
	Widowed	2.94 (0.78-11.10)
Elderly’s education level
	Complete/incomplete elementary school	0.91 (0.59-1.40)
	Complete/incomplete high school	1.96 (1.02-3.79)
	Complete/incomplete higher education	2.94 (0.78-11.10)
Type of place
	Public place	12.01 (6.12-23.57)	3.10 (1.93-8.01)
	Private place	1.57 (0.55-4.48)	0.53 (0.14-1.95)
Aggressor’s gender
	Female	2.63 (1.56-4.44)	2.03 (1.16-3.55)
Aggressor’s education level
	Complete/incomplete elementary school	2.10 (0.63-6.97)
	Complete/incomplete high school	3.12 (0.87-11.22)
	Complete/incomplete higher education	4.00 (0.95-16.77)
Suspicion of alcohol use
	No	5.05 (3.20-7.99)	2.97 (1.83-4.85)
Family aggressor
	No	7.40 (4.57-12.00)	2.66 (1.26-5.63)

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[1] Corresponding author: Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos Rua Professor Madeira, 1519, Horto Florestal CEP 64052-480 - Teresina, PI, Brazil anamrsantos@gmail.com

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Economic-financial and patrimonial elder abuse: a documentary study* * Extracted from the monography “Violência econômico-financeira e patrimonial contra o idoso em uma capital do Nordeste”, Universidade Federal do Piauí, 2017.

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Economic-financial and patrimonial elder abuse: a documentary study^* * Extracted from the monography “Violência econômico-financeira e patrimonial contra o idoso em uma capital do Nordeste”, Universidade Federal do Piauí, 2017.