Risk for falls among community-dwelling older people: systematic literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves, Caldevilla, Maria Nilza Guimarães Nogueira de, Henriques, Cristina Maria Alves Dias, Severino, Sandy Silva Pedro, Caldeira, Sílvia Maria Alves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33588
• topic: Accidental falls; Risk factors; Nursing diagnosis; Aged; Acidentes por quedas; Fatores de risco; Diagnóstico de enfermagem; Idoso

Objective: To identify the risk factors for falls of the community-dwelling elderly in order to update the Taxonomy II of NANDA International. Method: A systematic literature review based on research using the following platforms: EBSCOHost®, CINAHL and MEDLINE, from December 2010 to December 2014. The descriptors used were (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR Community Health Services OR Primary health care) AND (Risk OR Risk Assessment OR Fall Risk Factors) AND (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR older) AND Nurs* AND Fall Risk Factors. Results: The sample comprised 62 studies and 50 risk factors have been identified. Of these risk factors, only 38 are already listed in the classification. Conclusions: Two new categories of risk factors are proposed: psychological and socio-economical. New fall risk factors for the community-dwelling elderly have been identified, which can contribute to the updating of this nursing diagnosis of the Taxonomy II of NANDA International.