Background: Violence between caregivers and patients is common and little studied. Their identification and assessment is complex considering the various types available and how they are perceived and reported. The instruments vary in the number of items, level and frequency of acts that constitute a case.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of violence in the caregiver-patient dyad in the context of Parkinson’s disease through three measurement methods, describe the correlation between them and demonstrate the complexity of the assessment of violence.
Methods: Descriptive study, on 46 caregiver-patient dyads selected INNN. They were given a battery composed of: 1. National Survey of Violence against Women (ENVIM), 2. Scale of Abuse Older Adults (EMA). 3. Perception Questionnaire Exercise of Power in Dyads (PEPD).
Results: the average age of participant patients was 62 years, with 50% women. The average age of caregivers was 50 years, with 80% women. Violence prevalence of patients according to ENVIM is 43.5%, patient or caregiver (any) is 60.9%; EMA reports 71.7% and the PEPD 60.9%. Mutual violence is present in 26% of dyads according to ENVIM. Correlations were found between the scales ranging from 0.32 to 0.78.
Conclusions: Prevalence of violence is higher than what is reported in international literature and the ENVIM. Correlations between the instruments utilized in this study are sensitive and show that multiple question assessments avoid underreports.
