Author(s) Year of publication |
Study design |
N |
Objectives |
Research area |
Araújo, L. F.; Cruz, E. A. e Rocha, R. A. (2013)14
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Ex-post facto, cross-sectional type |
100 individuals (50 community health agents and 50 health professionals) |
To identify and compare the social representations of violence in old age among community health agents and health professionals included in the family health strategy. |
Psychology |
Santos, C. M., et al. (2013)15
|
Document analysis |
2,304 complaints between 2004 and 2006 |
Assess the prevalence of elder abuse and analyze the database of reported lesions that could be identified. |
Dentistry |
Wanderbroocke, A. C. N. S. and Moré, C. L. O. O. (2013)16
|
Cross-sectional and qualitative |
10 health professionals |
Describe the professional approach to family violence against the elderly in a basic health unit (BHU). |
Collective Health |
Faustino, A. M., Gandolfi, L. and Moura, L. B. A. (2014)17
|
Cross-sectional population-based study |
237 elderly persons |
To verify if there is a relationship between the functional capacity of the elderly and the presence of situations of violence in their daily lives. |
Nursing |
Gonçalves, J. R. L., et al. (2014)18
|
Descriptive study with a qualitative approach. |
12 health professionals |
To identify the perception of health professionals about domestic violence against the elderly and to understand the conduct of domestic violence situations. |
Nursing |
Maia, R. S. and Maia, E. M. C. (2014)19
|
Transcultural adaptation |
15 elderly persons |
Promote the transcultural adaptation of VASS for Brazil. |
Psychology |
Pereira, J. K., Firmo, J. O. and Giacomin, K. C. (2014)20
|
Qualitative anthropological study |
57 elderly persons |
To investigate the elements involved in the construction of the meanings of disability for elderly residents of the city of Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
Collective Health |
Sales, S. D., et al. (2014)21
|
Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach |
135 to 165 relatives of elderly persons, five of whom were the agents evaluated. |
To identify the perception of community health agents (CHA) in relation to elderly victims of violence and analyze the flow of care of the cases of violence against the elderly identified by CHA. |
Nursing |
Aguiar, et al. (2015)22
|
Descriptive study |
112 Incident reports |
Describe cases of violence against the elderly in the municipal region of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. |
Nursing |
Minayo, M. C. S., et al. (2015)23
|
Evaluative, quantitative and qualitative study |
18 Integrated Centers for Attention and Prevention of Violence against the Elderly (CIAPVI) |
“Lessons Learned" in the process of evaluation and monitoring of centers for the prevention of violence against the elderly, a program created in 2007 by the Human Rights Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic (SDH). |
Collective Health |
Musse, J. O. and Rios, M. H. E. (2015)24
|
Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory |
17 nurses |
To identify the performance of nurses when dealing with domestic violence against the elderly. |
Nursing |
Paiva, M. M. and Tavares, D. M. S. (2015)25
|
Home-based enquiry |
729 elderly persons |
To verify the prevalence and factors associated with physical and psychological violence against the elderly and trace the sociodemographic and clinical indicators. |
Nursing |
Paraíba, P. M. F. and Silva, M. C. M. (2015)26
|
Descriptive cross-sectional study |
242 notifications of violence |
Describe the profile of violence against the elderly in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. |
Collective Health |
Rodrigues, C. L., Armond, J. E. and Gorios, C. (2015)27
|
Cross-sectional; quantitative; descriptive and retrospective |
602 cases of elderly persons |
Characterize the population of elderly persons who have suffered physical and sexual violence and describe the characteristics of this aggression. |
Public and Mental Health |
Silva, E. A. e França, L. H. F. P. (2015)28
|
Quantitative and predictive study |
284 Elderly persons |
Examine the factors that influenced violence against the elderly in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
Psychology |
Trindade, R. F. C., et al. (2015)29
|
Ecological study |
634 deaths from firearm projectiles |
Describe the profile of victims of armed robbery resulting in death. |
Nursing |
Bolsoni, C. C., et al. (2016)30
|
Populational base |
1,705 individuals |
Estimate the prevalence of violence against the elderly and analyze its association with demographic, and socioeconomic factors and health conditions. |
Collective Health |
Damasceno, C. K. C. S., Sousa, C. M. M. and Moura, M. E. B. (2016)31
|
Explorative study with a qualitative approach |
300 police incident reports |
Analyze cases of violence against the elderly registered in a police station for the security and protection of the elderly. |
Nursing |
Faustino, A. M., Moura, L. B. A. and Gandolfi, L. (2016)32
|
Cross-sectional population based study |
237 elderly persons |
To determine if there was a relationship between the cognitive capacity of elderly persons and exposure to situations of violence. |
Nursing |
Garbin, C. A. S., et al. (2016)33
|
Cross-sectional; descriptive; retrospective document analysis study |
572 police incident reports |
To verify the occurrence of elder abuse and its characteristics based on the police records over a five year period. |
Dentistry |
Guimarães, D. B. O., et al. (2016)34
|
Observational; descriptive and retrospective study |
225 police reports |
Characterize elderly victims of violence. |
Nursing |
Irigaray, T. Q., et al. (2016)35
|
Document analysis |
224 police incident reports |
Verify the prevalence and types of abuse suffered by the elderly, registered at a Police Station for the Protection of the Elderly in the municipal region of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
Psychology |
Maia, R. S. e Maia, E. M. C. (2016)36
|
Cross-sectional and analytical study |
66 individuals |
To present preliminary psychometric evidence of the cross-cultural adaptation of the Vulnerability Abuse Screening Scale (VASS). |
Psychology |
Moreira, W. C., et al. (2016)37
|
Descriptive theoretical-reflexive study |
----- |
Abuse, the elderly and public policies. |
Nursing |
Silva, C. F. S. and Dias, C. M. S. B. (2016)38
|
Descriptive study |
13 individuals |
Investigate violence against elderly persons in the family, from the perspective of the aggressor, specifically in terms of the motivations that impelled them to act violently and the feelings and needs felt by them. |
Psychology |
Avanci, J. Q., Pinto, L. W. and Assis, S. G. (2017)39
|
Cross-sectional |
36 elderly persons |
To analyze data on intrafamily violence witnessed by the emergency services according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the people receiving care, the act itself and the evolution of care, from childhood to old age by gender; and the factors that differentiate occurrences of intra-family violence from violence committed by non-relatives. |
Public Health |
Dantas, R. B., Oliveira, G. L. e Silveira, A. M. (2017)40
|
Adaptation and validation of scale |
151 Elderly persons |
Adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale - VASS. |
Medicine |
Rodrigues, R. A. P., et al. (2017)41
|
Ecological, historical series type |
2,612 police incident reports |
To analyze the incident reports involving elderly persons who suffered violence in order to identify socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence, location, as well as comparing rates in three Brazilian municipalities from 2009 to 2013. |
Nursing |