Abstract Falls are the second leading cause of accidental and unintentional injury deaths worldwide. Inpatient falls in hospital settings are likely to prolong the length of stay of patients in nearly 6.3 days, leading to increased hospitalization costs. The causes of fall incidents in healthcare facilit...
Vieira, Luna S;
Gomes, Ana Paula;
Bierhals, Isabel O;
FarÃas-Antúnez, Simone;
Ribeiro, Camila G;
Miranda, Vanessa I A;
Lutz, Bárbara H;
Barbosa-Silva, Thiago G;
Lima, Natália P;
Bertoldi, Andréa D;
Tomasi, Elaine.
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence and the factors associated with the occurrence of falls among older adults. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 1,451 elderly residents in the urban area of Pelotas, RS, in 2014. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed an...
Accidentes por CaÃdas/estadÃstica & datos numéricos,
Accidentes Domésticos/estadÃstica & datos numéricos,
Brasil/epidemiologÃa,
Estudios Transversales,
Fracturas Óseas/clasificación,
Fracturas Óseas/epidemiologÃa,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and validate the content of the online Questionnaire for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly. Methods The instrument was developed based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization. Initially, the set o...
Accidentes por CaÃdas,
Actividades Cotidianas,
Brasil,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Internet,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
PsicometrÃa,
Calidad de Vida,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo
Este estudo teve por objetivo apresentar as reflexões acerca das polÃticas públicas relacionada à s quedas para que a população idosa possa obter um envelhecimento saudável. Optou-se pelo método de revisão narrativa por entender que são publicações amplas, apropriadas para descrever e discutir...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify risk factors for falls in hospitalized adult patients. Methods: a matched case-control study (one control for each case). A quantitative study conducted in clinical and surgical units of a teaching hospital in Southern Brazil. The sample comprised 358 patients. Data were...
ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the diagnosis of the situation regarding documentation of falls and risk of falls in people older than 75 years in basic health units in Spain and Portugal. Method: mixed exploratory study in two stages: (i) quantitative descriptive of randomly selected fall records pro...
ABSTRACT Approximately 21% of the falls in older adults occur due to tripping, while walking. There is a paucity of information regarding the gait variability and reliability when a tripping is induced in different days mainly with elderly. It was aimed to analyze the variability and the reliability (int...
ABSTRACT The aim this study is investigate the relations among important factors regarding to motor development, body mass index and daily activities of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, at risk of DCD and typically developing children before and after an motor intervention. Participants...
RESUMO Objetivo Descrever a incidência das quedas e a sua relação com as ações preventivas desenvolvidas em um hospital universitário brasileiro. Método Estudo longitudinal retrospectivo. Foram incluÃdos pacientes adultos, internados em unidades clÃnicas, cirúrgicas, psiquiátrica e de emergÃ...
RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar qué número de medicamentos consumidos diariamente es influyente en el riesgo de caÃdas en ancianos no institucionalizados y con historial de caÃdas en el último año. Método: Estudio descriptivo mediante muestreo aleatorio con la utilización de los siguientes instrum...
