Functional capability and violence situations against
					the elderly

Faustino, Andréa Mathes; Gandolfi, Lenora; Moura, Leides Barroso de Azevedo

doi:10.1590/1982-0194201400066

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Original Articles • Acta Paul Enferm. 27 (5) • Sep-Oct 2014 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201400066 linkcopy

Functional capability and violence situations against the elderly

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Abstract

Objective To verify whether there is a connection between the functional capacity of the elderly and the presence of violent situations in their daily lives.

Methods A population-based cross-sectional study developed with 237 elderly individuals. Standard and validated research instruments were used.

Results Mean age of 70.25 years (standard deviation of 6.94), 69% were female, 76% were independent in basic activities of daily living and 54% had a partial dependence on at least one instrumental activity. The most prevalent violence was psychological and the relation between being dependent on basic activities of daily living and suffering physical violence was statistically significant.

Conclusion When the elderly needs assistance to perform self-care activities, there is a greater chance of exposure to a situation of abuse, such as physical violence.

Geriatrics nursing; Nursing care; Activities of daily living; Elder abuse; Violence

Variables	Gender		Gender
	Female		Male
	Violence after 60 years		Violence after 60 years
	Yes	No	Yes	No
	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)	n(%)
Age group, years
60-69	53(68.80)	24(31.20)	24(58.50)	17(41.50)
70-79	46(69.70)	20(30.30)	13(52.00)	12(48.00)
>80	13(59.10)	9(40.90)	5(83.30)	1(16.70)
Color
White	55(65.48)	29(34.52)	18(60.00)	12(40.00)
Brown	41(78.85)	11(21.15)	15(57.69)	11(42.31)
Black	16(55.17)	13(44.83)	9(56.25)	7(43.75)
Education, years
Uneducated	46(63.89)	26(36.11)	17(51.52)	16(48.48)
1 year	10(71.43)	4(28.57)	4(80.00)	1(20.00)
2-4	30(66.60)	15(33.40)	12(63.10)	7(36.90)
5-8	21(80.70)	5(19.30)	5(50.00)	5(50.00)
>9	5(62.50)	3(37.50)	4(80.00)	1(20.00)
Marital Status
Married	36(76.60)	11(23.40)	24(55.81)	19(44.19)
Widowed	44(64.71)	24(35.29)	4(66.67)	2(33.33)
Single	11(57.89)	8(42.11)	4(66.67)	2(33.33)
Lives with a partner	4(57.14)	3(42.86)	3(50.00)	3(50.00)
Divorced or separeted	17(70.83)	7(29.17)	7(63.64)	4(36.36)
Occupation
Retired	70(70.71)	29(29.29)	30(63.83)	17(36.17)
Receives benefits	11(78.57)	3(21.43)	2(66.67)	1(33.33)
Receives pension	12(50.00)	12(50.00)	0(0.00)	1(100.00)
Works	8(72.73)	3(27.27)	5(35.71)	9(64.29)
Receives support from family/others	11(64.71)	6(35.29)	5(71.43)	2(28.57)
Income, minimum wages
Without income	5(100.00)	0(0.00)	1(33.33)	2(66.67)
Until 1	59(66.29)	30(33.71)	8(40.00)	12(60.00)
2-3	40(65.57)	21(34.43)	28(65.12)	15(34.88)
>4	7(87.50)	1(12.50)	2(66.67)	1(33.33)
Does not know exactly/does not have a fixed amount	1(50.00)	1(50.00)	3(100.00)	0(0.00)
Children
Yes	106(69.28)	47(30.72)	41(58.57)	29(41.43)
No	6(50.00)	6(50.00)	1(50.00)	1(50.00)
Accompanied by a relative	101(68.20)	47(31.80)	37(60.60)	24(39.40)
Living arrangement
Alone	10(62.50)	6(37.50)	5(50.00)	5(50.00)
Accompanied by a non-relative person	1(100.00)	0(0.00)	0(0.00)	1(100.00)
Current religion
Catholic	66(67.35)	32(32.65)	28(57.14)	21(42.86)
Protestant	41(66.13)	21(33.87)	14(63.64)	8(36.36)
Others	5(100.00)	0(0.00)	0(0.00)	1(100.00)

Activities of daily living	Suffered violence		Total n(%)	p-value
Activities of daily living	Yes n (%)	No n(%)	Total n(%)	p-value
Basic activities of daily living
Independent (score =6)	115(63.8)	65(36.2)	180(76.0)	0.49
Partially dependent for 1 or 2 activities (score 7-8)	36(67.9)	17(32.1)	53(22.3)
Partially dependent for 3 or more activities (score ≥9)	3(75.0)	1(25.0)	4(1.7)
Instrumental activities of daily living
Independent (score =27)	60(63.1)	35(36.9)	95(40.1)	0.31
Partially dependent (score between 26-18)	84(65.6)	44(34.4)	128(54.0)
Totally dependent (score <18))	10(71.4)	4(28.6)	14(5.9)

Violence type / nature	Positive cases	Negative cases	Lawton Scale	Katz Scale
Violence type / nature	n(%)	n(%)	p-value	p-value
Humiliation	88(37.13)	149(62.87)	0.60	0.12
Discrimination	57(24.05)	180(75.95)	0.90	0.08
Physical violence	24(10.13)	213(89.87)	0.12	0.02
Sexual violence	10(4.22)	227(95.78)	0.98	0.33
Abandonment	56(23.63)	181(76.37)	0.75	0.89
Negligence	37(15.61)	200(84.39)	0.54	0.73
Financial abuse	52(21.94)	185(78.06)	0.90	0.59
Self-neglect	28(11.81)	209(88.19)	0.71	0.26

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