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Violência doméstica contra pessoas idosas : versão reduzida do instrumento de avaliação de risco Assessment Guidelines for Elder Domestic Violence (AGED)
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Recentemente, o envelhecimento demográfico tem vindo a aumentar de forma significativa, sobretudo nas regiões da Europa. Paralelamente a este resultado, cresce de igual forma, a violência contra a pessoa idosa. De modo a auxiliarem esta população, a aplicação de instrumentos de avaliação de risco tem estado a ser progressivamente mais utilizada para avaliar, intervir e diminuir o risco de reincidência. O Assessment Guidelines For Elder Domestic Violence (AGED) é um desses instrumentos, mas tem resultados inconsistentes ao nível de fiabilidade. O objetivo da presente investigação é a elaboração de uma versão reduzida do AGED e analisar as suas características de fiabilidade, mas especificamente, a consistência interna.
A amostra é composta por 54 pessoas idosas vítimas de violência. A grande maioria é do sexo feminino, com a média de idade de 75 anos.
A construção e o teste da versão reduzida do AGED baseou-se em dois tipos de critérios. Inicialmente realizou-se uma pesquisa da literatura, relativamente a cada um dos itens do instrumento, a fim de perceber a robustez das evidências em relação a cada um deles. Os resultados desta revisão serviram de base a uma seleção de itens fundamentada em critérios teóricos, sendo selecionados os fatores mais suportados pela literatura. Seguiu-se uma seleção de itens baseada em critérios psicométricos, durante a qual foram testadas várias combinações de itens, tendo sido selecionada a que obteve melhor desempenho ao nível da consistência interna. Evidenciaram-se três versões reduzidas do AGED. Porém, a segunda versão, com 12 itens, é a que tem um adequado suporte teórico e um nível satisfatório de consistência interna (α =0.70). É composta por 7 fatores de vulnerabilidade da vítima, 2 fatores de risco da pessoa agressora, 2 fatores relacionais e 1 fator de proteção.
Esta investigação, representa o primeiro contributo para a construção da versão reduzida do AGED, com base no qual, futuros estudos poderão aprofundar análises a cerca da precisão e da validade.
Recently, demographic aging has been increasing significantly, especially in European regions. Parallel to this result, violence against older adults is also growing. In order to help this population, risk assessment tools have been increasingly used to assess, intervene, and reduce the risk of recidivism. The Assessment Guidelines For Elder Domestic Violence (AGED) is one such tool, but its results are inconsistent in terms of reliability. The aim of this research is to develop a shortened version of the AGED and analyze its reliability characteristics, specifically its internal consistency. The sample consists of 54 elderly victims of violence. The vast majority are female, with an average age of 75 years. The construction and testing of the shortened version of the AGED was based on two types of criteria. Initially, a literature search was conducted for each item of the instrument in order to understand the robustness of the evidence for each item. The results of this review served as the basis for a selection of items based on theoretical criteria, with the factors most supported by the literature being selected. This was followed by a selection of items based on psychometric criteria, during which various combinations of items were tested, and the one that performed best in terms of internal consistency was selected. Three reduced versions of the AGED were identified. However, the second version, with 12 items, is the one with adequate theoretical support and a satisfactory level of internal consistency (α = 0.70). It consists of 7 victim vulnerability factors, 2 aggressor risk factors, 2 relational factors, and 1 protective factor. This research represents the first contribution to the construction of the reduced version of the AGED, on the basis of which future studies may further analyze its accuracy and validity.
Recently, demographic aging has been increasing significantly, especially in European regions. Parallel to this result, violence against older adults is also growing. In order to help this population, risk assessment tools have been increasingly used to assess, intervene, and reduce the risk of recidivism. The Assessment Guidelines For Elder Domestic Violence (AGED) is one such tool, but its results are inconsistent in terms of reliability. The aim of this research is to develop a shortened version of the AGED and analyze its reliability characteristics, specifically its internal consistency. The sample consists of 54 elderly victims of violence. The vast majority are female, with an average age of 75 years. The construction and testing of the shortened version of the AGED was based on two types of criteria. Initially, a literature search was conducted for each item of the instrument in order to understand the robustness of the evidence for each item. The results of this review served as the basis for a selection of items based on theoretical criteria, with the factors most supported by the literature being selected. This was followed by a selection of items based on psychometric criteria, during which various combinations of items were tested, and the one that performed best in terms of internal consistency was selected. Three reduced versions of the AGED were identified. However, the second version, with 12 items, is the one with adequate theoretical support and a satisfactory level of internal consistency (α = 0.70). It consists of 7 victim vulnerability factors, 2 aggressor risk factors, 2 relational factors, and 1 protective factor. This research represents the first contribution to the construction of the reduced version of the AGED, on the basis of which future studies may further analyze its accuracy and validity.
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AGED Fiabilidade Avaliação de risco Violência Pessoas idosas