Objective:

to determine the frequency of risk factors of abuse in elderly people assisted by the emergency mobile unit of extra-hospital emergencies in Segovia.

Methodology:

it´s a descriptive study with the purpose of describing the risk factors present in the elderly people of the research. The sample consists of 365 participants over 65 years.

Results:

the sample is homogeneous by gender (188 men and 177 women), the majority group is 71 to 90 years (67.9%). The average age is of 80 years (σ = 8.91), the majority health status is of medium degree (41.6%), the degree of media dependence and the moderate one suppose a total of 56.7%, the presentation of a cognitive is 50.4%. The frequency of urinary incontinence is 72.1%, social isolation appears in 24.4, the current situation is 51.2%, 24.4%, alcohol abuse, 13.2%, few they live in institutions (15.6%). The relationship with the caregiver is good in 86% of cases.

Conclusions:

the population has been quite old, what is already in it´s more risk of suffering abuse. People at risk of abuse by general health status, cognitive knowledge and dependence, account for almost half of the sample. Urinary incontinence is the most common factor. Depressive disorders are not frequent, as is the consumption of alcohol, but its weight is very high. Highlight that the delay in requesting help is high, being many hyperusers, and some are malnourished and fall repeatedly.

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