Abstract Introduction: Falls of elderly people are common, representing a serious public health problem. The use of appropriate instruments in the assessment of elderly patients supports the early detection of individuals under risk of falls and its prevention. Objective: To verify the incidence of fal...
RESUMO Introdução: quedas podem causar várias conseqüências, incluindo ainda a fraturas e lesões, a interferência na realização de atividades diárias de idosos. Objetivo: caracterizar os fatores de risco associados com quedas em idosos internados em ambiente hospitalar. Métodos: estudo d...
AIM: To understand the experience of informal caregivers in the care of the elderly victims of fall and proximal fracture of the femur and surgery. METHOD: This is a qualitative study carried out in a teaching hospital, using Bardin's content analysis as a methodological reference, and Orem's General The...
Abstract The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between obesity, risk of falls and fear of falling in older women. Two hundred and twenty-six volunteers (68.05 ± 6.22 years, 68.06 ± 11.79 kg, 1.56 ± 0.06 m) were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese, accord...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wit...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To validate the content of a fall management risk protocol in long-term institutions for elderly people. Methods: Methodological, quanti-qualitative study using the Delphi technique. The tool, based on the literature, was sent electronically to obtain consensus among the 14 experts...
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...
Accidentes por Caídas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Análisis de Varianza,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Comorbilidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Institucionalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Cuidados a Largo Plazo/métodos,
Cuidados a Largo Plazo/estadística & datos numéricos,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate fall preventive behaviors in elderly patients who suffered hip fractures as a result of falling. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed at a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey between January 2014 and December 2015....
Objetivo: analizar los efectos del entrenamiento vibratorio sobre el riesgo de caída, el cual implica mediciones de velocidad de caminata, equilibrio, potencia y fuerza muscular, en adultos mayores institucionalizados, mediante una revisión sistemática. Método: se realizó una búsqueda biblio-gráfi...
