Quality of nursing evolution in the description of violent acts suffered by the elderly: an integrative

• Autor(a) principal: Augusto, Adriana Alves de Moura
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva, Diego Ferreira da, Musse, Juliana de Oliveira Silva, Reis, Maria José dos, Olimpio, Aloisio, Esteves, Rafael Braga
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28026
• topic: Aging; Violence against the Elderly; Elder Abuse; Nursing assessment.; Envejecimiento; Violencia contra los ancianos; Maltrato a personas mayores; Evaluación de enfermería.; Envelhecimento; Violência contra o Idoso; Abuso de Idosos; Avaliação em enfermagem.

Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the scientific evidence of violence against the elderly, highlighting the role of nursing in the description of these violent acts. Methodology: This is an integrative review of the literature with a quantitative and qualitative approach, based on the guiding question: “What is the state of the art, in the scientific literature published from 2015 to 2020, about violence and abuse in the elderly?” Keywords were used to search for articles: Aging, Violence against the Elderly, Elder Abuse and Nursing Assessment. The bibliographic survey was conducted over the Internet, in the databases LILACS (Latin American Literature in Health Sciences), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), BDENF (Bibliographic Database Specialized in the Area of Nursing in Brazil), Medline (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) and PubMed. Results and Discussion: Twenty articles were part of the results. As for the qualitative analysis, three thematic categories emerged: “Contextualizing violence and abuse against the elderly,” “Impacts of violence on the elderly population,” “Nursing versus Violence.” Final Considerations: This review pointed out that it is essential to train professionals for the reception of elderly victims of violence, as care is based on knowledge of the aging process, early detection of the risk of violence, through anamnesis and physical examination. Suitable. Thus, there is a need to increase discussions and reflections on the subject, through educational actions, strengthening the professional's knowledge, to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of elderly patients.