Abstract
Objective: to analyze the relationship between the risk of violence and the quality of life of elderly community members. Methods: a cross-sectional study, developed with 159 elderly people registered in family health teams. The following instruments were used: Hwalek-Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test; World Health Organization Instrument to Evaluate Quality of Life. Results: the risk of violence was higher among the elderly with low quality of life through association tests (62.5%; p=0.380) and correlation (r=-0.244). There was a statistically significant difference (p=0.013) between quality of life of groups with and without risk for violence, and the analysis of logistic regression confirms that high quality of life is a protective factor for the exposure of the elderly to situations of abuse (Odds Ratio = 0.96; p=0.01). Conclusion: there was an inverse relationship between quality of life and risk of violence.
Highlights
O número de idosos no mundo tem aumentado e a expectativa é de que este crescimento seja contínuo
Um estudo realizado na região metropolitana de Brasília demonstrou que 76,0% dos idosos já sofreram algum tipo de violência, dos quais, 26,0% dos idosos sofrem ou sofreram por negligência, e apenas 24,0% demonstram ter boa qualidade de vida(7)
O coeficiente de correlação entre o risco para violência e a qualidade de vida obteve resultado negativo, o que indica uma relação inversa na qual, quanto menor a qualidade de vida dos idosos, maior o risco para violência, corroborando, dessa forma, os resultados de outra pesquisa(19)
Summary
O número de idosos no mundo tem aumentado e a expectativa é de que este crescimento seja contínuo. Esses dados são reforçados por uma pesquisa que demonstra a negligência como um dos motivos de internação mais comuns entre idosos(5).
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