Elder abuse within the family environment in the Azores Islands

• Main Authors: Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres (Author), Rosa María Carvalhal-Silva (Author), Maria Helena Viera-Mendes (Author), Beatriz Recio-Andrade (Author), Thomas Goergen (Author), María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to dimension abuse against vulnerable adults within the family and community environment in the Azores Islands, identify risk factors for abuse and describe the profile of an abused elder. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study. Random sampling. The instruments used were: cli...