MISTREATMENS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-SYNTHESIS

Background: In Brazil, the family is responsible to provide care for the elderly. Although it is compulsory for the sons to support their parents in old age, according to Brazilian legislation, older adults constitute a social category that includes a high percentage of extremely frail people. Objective: To investigate, through a systematic review, mistreatment of the elderly in long-term care institutions. Design: The study was carried out using the systematic review method with qualitative meta-synthesis. Methods: For this, the acronym of pico was characterized, and the research carried out in the databases PubMed, portal VHL, Plataforma Capes, Pedro and Cochrane. In the search, the terms / descriptors in Health Sciences were used in English. Language: Aged, Homes for the aged and Elder Abuse and their representatives in Portuguese: Idosos, instituições de longa permanência para idosos and abusos contra idosos. Results: 628 articles were found (365 PubMed, 6 Cochrane, 103 Capes, 143 VHL, 11 Pedro), and five were included. The data distribution and density estimation calculations were performed. The most homogeneous treatments were physical, psychological, sexual, negligence and verbal. Conclusion: The institutionalized elderly may suffer mistreatment by caregivers and by their peers living in long-term care facilities.