Análise da magnitude e tendência dos maus-tratos em domicílio na pessoa idosa no Distrito Federal

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the magnitude and the tendency of abuse on elderly person at home, in the Federal District (DF). This is a quantitative, croses-sectional and retrospective study, with data from the Milenium system, which is on-line and serves the data-bank of the Statistics and Operations Planning Division (DEPO) of the Civil Police in the DF. There was included the cases of abuse at home, that were reported from january 1st, 2003 through december 31 st, 2007, against elderly aged 60 or older resident in the DF. The abuses at home had the highest frequency among elderly males (55,04%). From the analyzed sample (43,04%) were married people and wire beaten by an unrelated person (62,81%). The kind of injury with highest prevalence was body damage (32,54%) ranked as psychological injury (55,24%). The Administrative Region of Brasília (12,95%) had the highest number of records in the DF. The abuses in elderly people and their consequences is a situation which requires attention and requires coping measures, this is an important issue with great comlexity, therefore it involves all spheres of society: familiar, social and the State.