Objective:
To describe the cases of violence against the elderly in the city of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Methods:
A descriptive study that analyzed 189 open investigations documents from May 2012 to May 2013, the Department for Assistance to Vulnerable Groups.
Results:
From the valued investigations in the period, there were 112 investigations (66.3%) related to violence against the elderly. Of these, 70.5% were opened by police reports, predominantly psychological violence (40.2%), at home (96.4%) during the morning (35.7%) and in the northern area of the city, (33.0%). Most were against women (65.2%) aged 60-69 years old (50.9%), retired (73.2%), with primary education (66.1%). The most frequent abusers were their children (54.4%), men (74.1%), with more than 40 years old (50%), unemployed (61.6%), with primary education (62.5%) and using suspicion drug (18.8%) charged in most cases (83.9%).
Conclusion:
The findings show that violence is associated, due to the overlapping socio-demographic factors and subsidize the need of scientific knowledge on the subject, and improvement of public policies to ensure quality of life of elderly.
Violence; Aged; Domestic violence