A study of unfounded accusations and violence against elderly people

• Autor(a) principal: Varoto,Vania Aparecida Gurian
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Belentani,Renata
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/88
• topic: Aging; Violence; Health of the elderly; Social services; Social organization.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify and to analyze the records of an Elderly Division in order to check the occurrence of unfounded accusations and the reason for these.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A retrospective, descriptive, documentary study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The data collection was done through the records of the Policy Assistance to the Elderly People and Disabled People Division, in S&atilde;o Carlos city, S&atilde;o Paulo state, since its implementation, in February 2003, until December 2010.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> 1.301 records of complaints, with 169 (13%) of them were evaluated unfounded. The victims were women in 102 (60%) cases. The highest frequency was elderly between 71 and 80 years (49; 29%), predominated and widowhood (77, 45%) and married (35; 21%). Regarding the type of complaint, we observe negligence in 61 cases (36%) withdrawal in 48 (28%). Only 21% (36) included the identification of subjects. Of the 36 (21%) records identifying the subject was found that professional services and health care and protection of the elderly were highlighted, including: surveillance, prosecution, police woman, and emergency and municipal police.<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> The occurrence of unfounded complaints was significant and it was observed that there is a relationship with the complainant (professional services and health and social welfare services of the elderly), which can be explained by the lack of professional qualification on the subject, and the limitation of an interaction between sectors, the Division and other care services to the elderly. Improvements in systematizing the records should be made in this Division since large number of records was identified incomplete and insufficient information to investigate the complaint.</p>