Factors associated with the risk of violence against older adult women: a cross-sectional study.
Rute Costa Régis De Sousa, Gleicy Karine Nascimento De Araújo, Rafaella Queiroga Souto and 3 others
PMID 33439947WHAT IT FOUND
Violence risk was present in 59.0% of 122 older women.
Having 4 to 7 chronic conditions and doing fewer advanced daily activities were associated with higher risk; sociodemographic factors were not.
Key findings
01Violence risk was present in 59.0% (n=72) of the 122 older women.
02Older women with 4 to 7 chronic conditions and those less active on advanced daily living activities had higher odds of violence risk (2.69 and 2.22, p=0.04).
03Lower quality of life scores were associated with higher violence risk scores (r=-0.253, p=0.007).
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What it does not show
This was a cross-sectional survey, so it cannot show that chronic conditions or low activity caused violence risk. Violence risk was measured by a self-report screening tool, not confirmed abuse. The sample came from one city and only three family health teams, and the analysis was limited to women. People with severe hearing or visual impairment were excluded, so findings may not apply to them. The authors state no validated Brazilian instruments were available for all types of violence. Many sociodemographic factors were not significant, so descriptive trends should not be treated as findings.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that multimorbidity or reduced advanced activity causes violence, or that asking about these factors will prevent abuse. The study measured self-reported risk at one time and did not test any intervention.