Prevalence of falls in elderly women

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Autor(a) principal: Vitor,Priscila Regina Rorato
Data de Publicação: 2015
Outros Autores: Oliveira,Ana Carolina Kovaleski de, Kohler,Renan, Winter,Gabriele Regiane, Rodacki,Cintia, Krause,Maressa Priscila
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522015000300158
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the sample. Independent t-test was used to compare functional fitness between groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in this sample was 32.4%. Among women fallers, 40% self-reported a high fear of falling. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that functional and resistance exercises are included in the preventive strategies for reducing risk factors for falls and its determinants in elderly women. Level of Evidence II, Prognostic-Prospective Study.
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spelling Prevalence of falls in elderly womenAccidental fallsAgedPhysical fitness OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the sample. Independent t-test was used to compare functional fitness between groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in this sample was 32.4%. Among women fallers, 40% self-reported a high fear of falling. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that functional and resistance exercises are included in the preventive strategies for reducing risk factors for falls and its determinants in elderly women. Level of Evidence II, Prognostic-Prospective Study. ATHA EDITORA2015-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522015000300158Acta Ortopédica Brasileira v.23 n.3 2015reponame:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT)instacron:SBOT10.1590/1413-78522015230300816info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVitor,Priscila Regina RoratoOliveira,Ana Carolina Kovaleski deKohler,RenanWinter,Gabriele RegianeRodacki,CintiaKrause,Maressa Priscilaeng2015-07-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-78522015000300158Revistahttp://www.actaortopedica.com.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php1atha@uol.com.br||actaortopedicabrasileira@uol.com.br1809-44061413-7852opendoar:2015-07-27T00:00Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT)false
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title Prevalence of falls in elderly women
spellingShingle Prevalence of falls in elderly women
Vitor,Priscila Regina Rorato
Accidental falls
Aged
Physical fitness
title_short Prevalence of falls in elderly women
title_full Prevalence of falls in elderly women
title_fullStr Prevalence of falls in elderly women
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of falls in elderly women
title_sort Prevalence of falls in elderly women
author Vitor,Priscila Regina Rorato
author_facet Vitor,Priscila Regina Rorato
Oliveira,Ana Carolina Kovaleski de
Kohler,Renan
Winter,Gabriele Regiane
Rodacki,Cintia
Krause,Maressa Priscila
author_role author
author2 Oliveira,Ana Carolina Kovaleski de
Kohler,Renan
Winter,Gabriele Regiane
Rodacki,Cintia
Krause,Maressa Priscila
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vitor,Priscila Regina Rorato
Oliveira,Ana Carolina Kovaleski de
Kohler,Renan
Winter,Gabriele Regiane
Rodacki,Cintia
Krause,Maressa Priscila
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Accidental falls
Aged
Physical fitness
topic Accidental falls
Aged
Physical fitness
description OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the sample. Independent t-test was used to compare functional fitness between groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in this sample was 32.4%. Among women fallers, 40% self-reported a high fear of falling. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that functional and resistance exercises are included in the preventive strategies for reducing risk factors for falls and its determinants in elderly women. Level of Evidence II, Prognostic-Prospective Study.
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