Características de trabalhadores de estratégia saúde da família frente a identificação de idosos vítimas de violência

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and associated factors to identification of violence against elderly from the Family Health workers perspective in the municipality of Santa Maria, in 2018. Method: Application of a semi-structured questionnaire addressed to 152 workers. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (SPSS, version 20.0), estimating the absolute and relative frequencies and the outcome prevalence for each predictor variable. Results: The identification’s prevalence of elderly victims of violence was mostly made up of female workers (64.2%) and workers aged 41-62 (70.9%). 70.3% of workers had between 1 and 10 years of public health service, and the highest statistically significant prevalence of identification of violence against elderly in Primary Health Care was found in this group (PR = 2, 79, 95% CI 1.15-6.77). 70% of workers who participated in courses addressing the subject had already identified cases of violence against elderly. There were no statistically significant differences in demographic dimension variables, as well as in work process dimension - participation in courses, knowing how to characterize and risk factors. Conclusion: A careful and humanized approach is essential to predict situations that can lead to violence. The theme inclusion in permanent education activities for Primary Health Care workers could bring the workers closer to the subject and improve their knowledge.