Abstract
Objective:to identify the factors associated with the risk of violence against older adult women.Method:this is a quantitative, analytical, and cross-sectional research conducted with 122 older adult females in the city of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data collection was carried out using validated instruments adapted to Brazil. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequency) and inferential statistics (Pearson’s chi- square, Spearman’s correlation test, and Multiple Logistic Regression).Results:there was prevalence of a risk of abuse against older adult women under 70 years of age, literate, without a stable relationship, living alone, without any work activity, and who had an income higher than the minimum wage. There is a significant association between the risk of violence among older women with a higher number of chronic health conditions (24; 77.4%), and who are less active in advanced activities (42; 70.0%). A reduction in quality of life and satisfaction with life, and the onset of depressive symptoms, increase the risk of violence.Conclusion:multimorbidity, low functional capacity, depressive symptoms, low quality of life and low satisfaction with life, a high number of chronic conditions, depressive symptoms, and functional dependence to perform daily activities can be conditioning factors for the emergence of abuse against older adults.
Highlights
The increase in the number of dependent older adults can be related to the ageing process, which often comes with physical, emotional, and cognitive limitations
For the subject matter under discussion, the following question can be asked: What are the factors that influence the risk of abuse against older adult women? the present study aims to identify the factors associated with the risk of violence against older adult women
The results showed that literacy was characterized as a risk factor for violence in older adult women, diverging from the literature, which states that older adults with low schooling levels are more likely to suffer abuse[27]
Summary
The increase in the number of dependent older adults can be related to the ageing process, which often comes with physical, emotional, and cognitive limitations. Older women are more likely to be victims of violence, which is predominantly perpetrated in the home and family environment[7] Such evidence has frequently been observed in different studies and contexts[4,8,9], which leads us to consider that women are more exposed to experiencing situations of violence and, that gender is a risk factor for the phenomenon. This condition of vulnerability is explained by gender inequalities, whereby women are subjugated and oppressed at all ages, and this increases in later life, when power relations involving other aggressive elements than gender can be found
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