But de l’Ă©tude. – La violence communautaire envers les aĂ®nĂ©s reste peu documentĂ©e. Cette Ă©tude dĂ©crit la population, le contexte des agressions et leurs consĂ©quences Ă  court terme chez les victimes âgĂ©es de violence communautaire qui ont consultĂ© l’UnitĂ© de mĂ©decine des violences (UMV) du CHUV, Suisse.
Patients et mĂ©thodes. – Analyse rĂ©trospective des caractĂ©ristiques des 99 victimes de violence communautaire âgĂ©es de 2: 65 ans ayant consultĂ© l’UMV entre janvier 2006 et dĂ©cembre 2016. Des statistiques descriptives et une analyse du contenu thĂ©matique ont Ă©tĂ© effectuĂ©es.
RĂ©sultats. – Seules 2,5 % des victimes ayant consultĂ© l’UMV durant cette pĂ©riode Ă©taient âgĂ©es de 2: 65 ans et pour 63, 9 % d’entre elles, au motif de violence communautaire. Dans près de 60 % des agressions, l ‘auteur Ă©tait inconnu de la victime qui, une fois sur quatre, lui avait « fait la morale » . Lorsque la victime connaissait l’auteur, l’agression s’Ă©tait le plus souvent dĂ©roulĂ©e
dans ou près de son lieu de rĂ©sidence, perpĂ©trĂ©e dans la moitiĂ© des cas par un voisin. 59,3 % des victimes avaient dĂ©jĂ , au moment de la consultation, dĂ©posĂ© plainte lorsque l’auteur Ă©tait inconnu vs 42,5 % lorsqu’il Ă©tait connu. La majoritĂ© des agressions comportaient des actes physiques de violence et 71 , 7 % des victimes relataient des impacts psychologiques.
Conclusion. – Les caractĂ©ristiques de la violence communautaire envers les personnes âgĂ©es diffèrent de celles Ă©tudiĂ©es chez les victimes plus jeunes. Ces rĂ©sultats permettent de mieux cerner les contextes et les consĂ©quences de ces agressions et d’amĂ©liorer la prĂ©vention et la prise en charge.
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Purpose of the study. – Community violence against the elderly has been seldom documented. This study describes the population, the context of the aggressions and their short-term consequences on elderly victims of community violence who consulted the Violence Medical Unit (VMU), CHUV, Switzerland.
Patients and methods. – Retrospective analyses were carried out on data from the 99 victims aged 2: 65 years who consulted the VMU for community violence between January 2006 and December 2016. Descriptive statistics and thematic content analysis were performed.
Results. – Only 2.5% of victims who consulted were aged 2: 65 years and 63.9% of those were victims of community violence. When the perpetrator was unknown to the victim (59.6% of aggressions), in 23. 7% of cases, the victim had lectured the perpetrator just before the aggression. When the perpetrator was known to the victim, the aggression occurred (70%) near or at the victim’s residence, in half of those cases by a neighbor. When the perpetrator was unknown, 59.3% of victims had already filed a complaint before the consultation, versus 42.5% when the perpetrator was known. Even though a physical act of violence was the main reason for consultation, 71. 7% of victims mentioned psychological impacts of violence.
Conclusion. – Characteristics of community violence against the elderly differ from those in younger victims. These results allow us to better discern the risks and consequences of those aggressions and to enhance prevention and care of those elderly victims.