%0 Journal Article
%T Maltrato en los ancianos: un reto a la atenci車n primaria de salud geri芍trica Elderly abuse: a challenge to primary geriatric health care
%A C谷sar Mart赤nez Querol
%A V赤ctor T. P谷rez Mart赤nez
%A Yolanda Cardona Sanson
%A Laura Incl芍n Ravelo
%J Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
%D 2005
%I ECIMED
%X Se realiz車 un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en la poblaci車n de adultos mayores de un consultorio del M谷dico de Familia del Polic赤nico "Ana Betancourt" del municipio Playa, clasific芍ndose la muestra (93 pacientes) por grupos de edades, sexo, nivel escolar, ocupacional, estado civil etc., y se les aplic車 una encuesta formulario, en la que, adem芍s de sus datos generales, se investig車 la estructura y funcionamiento de la familia, sus ingresos econ車micos y la ayuda recibida, su procedencia, as赤 como tambi谷n el trato recibido de familiares, amigos, allegados, etc. En la investigaci車n se encontr車 que 41 (44 %) eran objeto de abuso o maltrato en algunas de sus modalidades, siendo el perfil m芍s frecuente el econ車mico financiero con 19 casos (35 %), seguido del maltrato psicol車gico con 18 (33 %), la desatenci車n en 15 (27 %) y el maltrato f赤sico en 3 (5 %). Se relacion車 adem芍s el funcionamiento familiar de los hogares de donde proceden los ancianos maltratados. A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken in the population of older adults from a family physician's office of "Ana Betancourt" Polyclinic, in Playa municipality. The sample (93 patients) was classified by groups according to age, sex, educational level, occupation, marital status, etc. In addition to their general data, the family structure and functioning, its incomes, the assistance received, its origin, the treatment given by close relatives and friends, etc., were also investigated by applying a questionnaire-survey. It was found that 41 (44 %) were abused or mistreated in some way . The economic financial profile was the most frequent with 19 cases (35 %), followed by psychiological abuse with 18 (33 %), lack of attention in 15 (27 %) and physical abuse in 3 (5 %). The family functioning of the houses where the elderly abused lived was also exposed.
%K Anciano
%K maltrato f赤sico
%K maltrato psicol車gico
%K maltrato financiero
%K disfunci車n familiar
%K Elderly
%K physical abuse
%K psychological abuse
%K financial abuse
%K family dysfunction
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