Risco de Violência sobre Pessoas Idosas – Teste da Escala ARVINI

Abstract

Aim: To test the Scale of Risk Assessment of Violence in non-institutionalized Elderly (ARVINI), in a group of autonomous elderly people of Alentejo. Methods: Exploratory research, with a quantitative approach. Participated 500 elderly people aged 65-96 years, from the Ageing Safely in Alentejo - Understanding to Act project at the University of Évora. Results: The ARVINI scale test is constituted by 27 items. The Cronbach Alpha Coefficient with a value of 0.727 reveals an acceptable internal consistency. The cut-off point that produces the maximum sensitivity and specificity to predict the risk of violence on the elderly was 4.5 (sensitivity= 64.9%, specificity= 80.7%) and the ROC curve area= 0.812 (0.766 - 0.702, 95% confidence intervals). Aim: To test the Scale of Risk Assessment of Violence in non-institutionalized Elderly (ARVINI), in a group of autonomous elderly people of Alentejo. Methods: Exploratory research, with a quantitative approach. Participated 500 elderly people aged 65-96 years, from the Ageing Safely in Alentejo - Understanding to Act project at the University of Évora. Results: The ARVINI scale test is constituted by 27 items. The Cronbach Alpha Coefficient with a value of 0.727 reveals an acceptable internal consistency. The cut-off point that produces the maximum sensitivity and specificity to predict the risk of violence on the elderly was 4.5 (sensitivity= 64.9%, specificity= 80.7%) and the ROC curve area= 0.812 (0.766 - 0.702, 95% confidence intervals). Conclusions: 26.7% of the elderly presented a risk of violence. It is imperative to develop and improve instruments that detect the risk of violence against the elderly so that all health professionals and others can act early and preventively in the fight against violence against the elderly. The fact of being a woman, social isolation and low income stand out as risk factors for violence.