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Elder abuse: actions and suggestions by Primary Health Care professionals

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: to analyze the actions and suggestions of Primary Care professionals in relation to elder abuse. METHOD: this is a research with a qualitative approach based on the realization of focus groups with professionals from Primary Health Care in a city in the interior of São Paulo. The methodological stance of Hermeneutic-Dialectic thinking (HD) was adopted. RESULTS: two themes were listed: Actions taken by health professionals and Suggestions for improving care for elderly victims of violence. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: professionals emphasized the need to implement new resources and improve the functioning of existing ones, so that comprehensive care is possible, in order to prevent and intervene in the important social and public health problem that violence represents.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0263

Authors: Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon, Daniela Garcia Damaceno, Bruna Carvalho Cardoso, Luzmarina Aparecida Doretto Braccialli, Viviane Boacnin Yoneda Sponchiado, Maria José Sanches Marin

Institutions: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina de Marília

Language: English

Topic: Elder Abuse and Neglect

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $247