Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Victims’ Relational and Sexual Well-Being

Prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos e fatores associados: revisão sistemática

“…Papers included were published between 2004 and 2015, more frequently in the period 2012-2015 4,10,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] ; surveys between 2004 and 2010 [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][32][33][34]36 predominated. There was a higher concentration of studies in Europe 4,26,29,31,34,35 and the United States 21,25,27,29,31,37 ; Brazil only had two studies 10,22 .…”

“…There was a higher concentration of studies in Europe 4,26,29,31,34,35 and the United States 21,25,27,29,31,37 ; Brazil only had two studies 10,22 . In 11 studies 10,23,25,28,29,[31][32][33]36,37 , respondents were men and women concomitantly, others included only women, and there were no studies with men alone.…”

“…The most widely used tool for measuring violence was the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), versions 1, 2 and adaptations 4,10,22,23,27,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] . The violence recall period varied, and the last 12 months was the most widely used 4,10,21,22,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]36,37 , followed by "in lifetime" 25,26,34 .…”

“…The violence recall period varied, and the last 12 months was the most widely used 4,10,21,22,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33]36,37 , followed by "in lifetime" 25,26,34 . The main characteristics of the studies are summarized and shown in Chart 1.…”

“…Based on the evaluation of the methodological quality proposed by Loney et al 20 , among the studies, seven 22,27,29,31,33,36,37 achieved high quality; eleven 4,10,21,[23][24][25]28,30,32,34,36 obtained moderate quality, and one 26 had low quality. Studies developed with samples consisting exclusively of the elderly 10,35-37 achieved high or moderate quality, with an overall mean score of 6.5 points, while those with samples composed of adults and the elderly reached an overall mean score of 5.7 points.…”