Abstract
Background: violence against the elderly consists of a single or repeated act of intention or omission, which occurs within a relationship of trust and causes physical and psychological damage to the elderly person. Many older people are mistreated and abused both by family members and in institutions where they are. It is a serious multifactorial problem. Objectives: to identify nurses' interventions in elderly victims of family violence. Methodology: integrative literature review, carried out in the databases: CINAHL Complete, B-on, and PubMed, carried out in April and May 2023. Articles in Portuguese, French, Spanish or English, with full text and free access, were considered. Results: five articles were included, which support nurses' interventions in prevention and early intervention, to identify and assess the family situation of the elderly, assess signs of neglect, physical and psychological abuse, notify, refer to support structures, monitor the health of the elderly, approach the family as a unit, develop actions with formal and informal caregivers, home visits and providing holistic care. Conclusion: the family nurse plays an essential role in the development of intervention strategies aimed at the prevention and care of elderly victims of violence.
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