Estudo da presença de fatores de riscos intrínsecos para quedas, em idosos institucionalizados
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2008
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The objective of this research was to
identify intrinsic risk factors that predispose elderly
people living in long-term institutions in the
city of Goiânia (GO) to falls. The present descriptive
transversal study was carried out in six longterm
institutions for seniors in the city of Goiânia.
The investigated sample consisted of 95 elderly that
fitted the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A questionnaire
was used for collecting clinical data related
to health-disease conditions; cognitive data;
capacity to develop basic daily life activities and
equilibrium and gait. In general terms, as pointed
out the literature, the examined elderly presented
different fall risk factors such as: motor difficulty
in lower limbs (90%), visual deficit (81,1%), use
of 3 or more kinds of medicines (59,7%), suspected
depression (37,9%), lack of equilibrium/unstable
unipodal support (37,9%) abnormally decreased
height in step (32,6%). The obtained data allow
us to set indicators for the increase in falls among
the studied sample, demonstrating the need for
creating strategies for health promotion, prevention
of injuries and rehabilitation.
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Acidentes por quedas, Idosos, Fatores de risco, Fall accidents, Elderly, Risk factors
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MENEZES, Ruth Losada; BACHION, Maria Marcia. Estudo da presença de fatores de riscos intrínsecos para quedas, em idosos institucionalizados. Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 13, n. 4, p. 1209-1218, 2008.