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

• Main Authors: Matheus Farias Raposo (Author), Jefferson da Silva Soares (Author), Gleicy Karine Nascimento de Araújo-Monteiro (Author), Renata Clemente dos Santos (Author), João Euclides Fernandes Braga (Author), Rafaella Queiroga Souto (Author), Barbara Maria Lopes da Silva Brandão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 10.15253/2175-6783.20212260966; 2175-6783
• Keywords: elder abuse; violence; aged; quality of life.; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Rev Rene, Vol 22, p e60966 (2021)

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.