Citation

Sánchez-Guzmán MA, Paz-Rodríguez F, Espinola-Nadurille M, Trujillo-de los Santos Z. Gac. Med. Mex. 2015; 151(4): 450-455.

Vernacular Title

Violencia doméstica en díadas paciente-cuidador de enfermedades neurológicas.

Affiliation

Geriatría, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MVS, México, D.F., México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Academia Nacional De Medicina de Mexico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26290020

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Patients with neurological diseases are susceptible to abuse and neglect. Studies on violence in this context have mainly focused on abuse perpetrated by a caregiver to the patient directionally. In this study we describe violence in dyads of caregivers and patients with neurological disorders according to frequency, directionality, and type of relation.

METHODS: One-hundred-and-eighty-five caregiver-patient dyads were assessed by means of the National Survey of Violence Against Women (NSVAW) guidelines and the Zarit and Pfeiffer questionnaires. Bivariate analysis and Spearman correlation tests were performed.

RESULTS: Violence was reported by 32.5% of caregivers and 33.5% of patients. In both groups, psychological abuse was the most common. Mutual violence (54.5%) is the most common type of abuse and the caregiver reported as having more violent behavior is the intimate partner. Epilepsy was the neurological disorder where violence was more prevalent (47.6%).

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of violence in our sample is higher than the one for the general population of 21%, as reported by the NSVAW. Clinical neurologists and healthcare services are key elements for the detection of abuse in this context.

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