Fatores de risco para quedas em pacientes hospitalizados com cardiopatia isquêmica

• Autor(a) principal: Albuquerque, Nila Larisse Silva de
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Sisnando, Milena Jamile de Assis, Sampaio Filho, Silvestre Péricles Cavalcante, Morais, Huana Carolina Cândido, Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira, Araújo, Thelma Leite de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/5384
• topic: Acidentes por Quedas; Fatores de Risco; Doenças Cardiovasculares

This study aimed to identify the presence of the Nursing Diagnosis Risk for Falls in hospitalized patients with ischemic hear t disease in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. This was a descriptive and quantitative study. Data collection happened from July 2010 to February 2011, through interviews, physical examination and by consulting medical records. We used an instrument to investigate the clinical and socio - demographic profile of the patients and also a check - list consisting of the Nursing Diagnosis risk factors. Of the 86 participants, 56.5% were male, mean age of 63.95 (±12.6) yea rs. All the participants had more than two risk factors for falls, 46.5% presented six to nine concur rent risk factors. Among the investigated risk factors we identified: use of antihypertensive drugs (98.8%), visual impairment (66.3%), and sleeplessness (54.3%). Therefore, it is imp ortant for nurses to plan the care in order to prevent falls, especially for hospitalized patients with ischemic heart disease.