Abstract
Aim: to evaluate the correlation between the risk of violence and the frailty in the elderly attended at a Emergency Care Unit. Method: this is a cross-sectional study, involving 146 elderly persons attending a Care Unit in Campina Grande - PB. Two instruments will be used: the Edmonton Scale and the Elderly Violence Screening Scale. Descriptive and correlation analysis will be performed using the Spearman or Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Expected results: it is expected that the results contribute to elucidating factors that determine the vulnerability of the occurrence of violence against the frail elderly.References
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