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- Title
Quedas em idosos institucionalizados: riscos, consequências e antecedentes.
- Authors
de Araújo Neto, Antonio Herculano; Freire de Araújo Patrício, Anna Cláudia; Minhaqui Ferreira, Milenna Azevedo; Lopes Rodrigues, Brenda Feitosa; Dias dos Santos, Thayná; de Brito Rodrigues, Thays Domingos; Rosendo da Silva, Richardson Augusto
- Abstract
Objective: To analyze the occurrence of falls in institutionalized elderly addressing the risks, consequences and antecedents. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with 45 older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities for the Older adult in João Pessoa, Brazil, in June and July 2016. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Berg Balance Scale were applied, classifying as risk of fall scores lower than 45. Descriptive statistics and tests were conducted: independent t-test, Anova (Tukey), Chi-square, Mann Whitney. Statistically significance was p <0.05. Data were processed in SPSS version 19.0. Results: A total of 66.7% (30) falls occurred, 20% (9) of them in the external area, with 66.7% (30) of the participants having hypertension as a previous disease and, as consequence, the fracture was highlighted with 11.2% (5). The Berg Scale had different scores when compared to the falls suffered by the elderly and previous diseases influenced the occurrence of falls (p <0.05). Conclusion: It is necessary to implement public financing policies or partnerships that allow environments adaptations aiming at reducing the risks of falls.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; RISK factors of falling down; ELDER care; GERIATRIC assessment; ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; POSTURAL balance; ACCIDENTAL falls; BONE fractures; HEALTH facilities; LIFE skills; LONG-term health care; NURSING home patients; NURSING care facilities; PATIENT safety; PROBABILITY theory; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK management in business; SCALE analysis (Psychology); T-test (Statistics); COMORBIDITY; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; OLD age
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2017, Vol 70, Issue 4, p752
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0107