This cross-sectional study was carried out in Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and aimed
to identify the prevalence and factors associated with familial violence perpetrated by …

We aimed to assess the prevalence and characterize the profile of elder abuse in Brazil in
this quantitative descriptive and exploratory study using a document analysis of cases of …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of violence among the elderly and to analyze its
association with demographic, socioeconomic and health conditions. Method: A cross …

Objective: to verify the prevalence and associated factors to physical and psychological
violence against elderlies and trace the sociodemographic and clinical indicators of this …

This study aimed to describe the characteristics of elderly people abuse notifications by
gender and to assess notification patterns according to gender. We analyzed data from the …

This study analyses the multiple abuse against older adults reported to the elder abuse
police units of three Brazilian cities from 2009 to 2013. This is a longitudinal and …

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 …

Elder abuse is a complex public health problem. It is of fundamental importance to ascertain
which factors are associated with each specific type of abuse, as a way of enabling the …

Background: Domestic violence against the elderly (DVAE) is an increasingly recognised
problem and its appropriate detection is imperative. As part of an ongoing cross-cultural …

Objective: To describe the presence of abuse in elderly people in Colombia and its
association with socio-demographic and functional conditions. Methods: Cross-sectional …