Prevalence of falls in older adults enrolled in a Health Center of Belo Horizonte-MG

被引：9

作者：

Machado Chianca, Tania Couto ^{[1
]}

de Andrade, Caroline Rodrigues ^{[1
]}

Albuquerque, Juliana ^{[1
]}

Crespo Wenceslau, Luisa Cristina ^{[1
]}

Ribeiro Tadeu, Luiza Ferreira ^{[1
]}

Rezende Macieira, Tamara Goncalves ^{[1
]}

Ercole, Flavia Falci ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Escola Enfermagem, Dept Enfermagem Basica, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

来源：

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENFERMAGEM | 2013年 / 66卷 / 02期

关键词：

Nursing; Accidental Falls; Elderly; Nursing Diagnoses;

D O I：

10.1590/S0034-71672013000200013

中图分类号：

R47 [护理学];

学科分类号：

1011 [护理学];

摘要：

Fall is used as an indicator of quality in healthcare institutions specialized in elderly care and is also considered an important indicator of quality of life of seniors in all environments. This is a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of 108 elderlies enrolled at a Health Center, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in order to determine the occurrence of falls in elderly people and also look for its association with some variables. Data were collected from clinical records and interviews during home healthcare visits using a structured and specific instrument. It was found that 64 (59.3%) of the elderly patients have already suffered falls, and a significant statistical relationship (p=0.01) between the elderly cognitive ability and the occurrence of the falls. It is recommended that nursing care focuses in the early identification of the elderlies that are more likely to suffer falls, especially those who, in addition to the risk of falling are at increased risk of suffering serious injury originated from the falls.

引用

页码：234 / 240

页数：7

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