Risk of violence and quality of life among the elderly in the community: cross-sectional study

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https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20212260966

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Elder Abuse; Violence; Aged; Quality of Life.

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.

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Published

2021-02-23

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Raposo, M. F., Soares, J. da S., Araújo-Monteiro, G. K. N. de, Santos, R. C. dos, Braga, J. E. F., Queiroga Souto, R., & Brandão, B. M. L. da S. (2021). Risk of violence and quality of life among the elderly in the community: cross-sectional study. Rev Rene, 22, e60966. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20212260966

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