Violence against older adults and self-perceived oral health

Analysis of the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019

Bibliographic Data

ID19474168
AuthorsNatália Boessio Tex de Vasconcellos (0000-0002-2025-074X, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), Maria Laura Braccini Fagundes (0000-0001-5548-7408, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), Gabriele Rissotto Menegazzo (0000-0002-4181-0267, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), Orlando Luiz Do Amaral Júnior (0000-0002-6611-3871, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), Jessye Melgarejo Do Amaral Giordani (0000-0002-3825-9734, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria)
Year2025
Volume30
Issue10
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-812320253010.13292025en
OpenAlexW4416104907
LanguageEN
References cited23

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between having suffered psychological violence and self-perceived oral health among Brazilian older adults. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 22,123 older adults participating in the National Health Survey (NHS) in 2019. The outcome, self-perceived oral health, was assessed in a self-reported manner and violence was measured according to five questions about having experienced some type of psychological violence in the last 12 months. Independent variables included sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioral, and oral health factors. Statistical analysis was estimated using Poisson regression. It was observed that 10% of older adults reported having suffered some type of psychological violence. Older adults who reported having experienced situations of shouting and swearing, verbal threats, destruction of their property, or situations of psychological violence showed a higher prevalence of negative self-perceived oral health when compared to those who reported not having suffered episodes of violence. Given the complexity of the determinants of self-perceived oral health, psychological violence adds another dimension to be considered among older adults

Injury prevention · National Health Interview Survey · Occupational safety and health · Older people · Oral health · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Intimate Partner and Family Violence

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