Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons

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Autor(a) principal: Rosa,Vitor Pena Prazido
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Cappellari,Fátima Cristina Bordin Dutra, Urbanetto,Janete de Souza
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Resumo: Abstract Objectives: to identify the demographic and clinical profile, context of risk and the occurrence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons; analyze the association between the classification of risk of falling using the Brazilian version of the Morse Fall Scale and the occurrence of falls in such individuals. Method: A cohort study was performed in two long-stay institutions in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sample consisted of 193 elderly persons. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-squared and Fisher tests) were used for analysis. Results: The occurrence of falls was associated with hearing impairment, hand grip strength, Katz Index score, degree of dependence according to Collegial Board Resolution 283/2005 and risk of falls according to the MFS-B. Conclusion: Falls have multifactorial causes, which makes it important to identify the agents that contribute to their occurrence, as it is known that institutionalization significantly increases the risk of falling. Multidisciplinary actions are important for reducing the risk of falls, together with the use of instruments that can predict such risk among institutionalized elderly people.
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spelling Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly personsPatient SafetyAccidental FallsRisk FactorsElderlyHomes for the AgedAbstract Objectives: to identify the demographic and clinical profile, context of risk and the occurrence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons; analyze the association between the classification of risk of falling using the Brazilian version of the Morse Fall Scale and the occurrence of falls in such individuals. Method: A cohort study was performed in two long-stay institutions in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sample consisted of 193 elderly persons. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-squared and Fisher tests) were used for analysis. Results: The occurrence of falls was associated with hearing impairment, hand grip strength, Katz Index score, degree of dependence according to Collegial Board Resolution 283/2005 and risk of falls according to the MFS-B. Conclusion: Falls have multifactorial causes, which makes it important to identify the agents that contribute to their occurrence, as it is known that institutionalization significantly increases the risk of falling. Multidisciplinary actions are important for reducing the risk of falls, together with the use of instruments that can predict such risk among institutionalized elderly people.Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro2019-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232019000100208Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia v.22 n.1 2019reponame:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/1981-22562019022.180138info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRosa,Vitor Pena PrazidoCappellari,Fátima Cristina Bordin DutraUrbanetto,Janete de Souzaeng2019-06-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1809-98232019000100208Revistahttp://revista.unati.uerj.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1809-9823&lng=pt&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistabgg@gmail.com1981-22561809-9823opendoar:2019-06-05T00:00Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
title Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
spellingShingle Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
Rosa,Vitor Pena Prazido
Patient Safety
Accidental Falls
Risk Factors
Elderly
Homes for the Aged
title_short Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
title_full Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
title_fullStr Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
title_sort Analysis of risk factors for falls among institutionalized elderly persons
author Rosa,Vitor Pena Prazido
author_facet Rosa,Vitor Pena Prazido
Cappellari,Fátima Cristina Bordin Dutra
Urbanetto,Janete de Souza
author_role author
author2 Cappellari,Fátima Cristina Bordin Dutra
Urbanetto,Janete de Souza
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author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rosa,Vitor Pena Prazido
Cappellari,Fátima Cristina Bordin Dutra
Urbanetto,Janete de Souza
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Patient Safety
Accidental Falls
Risk Factors
Elderly
Homes for the Aged
topic Patient Safety
Accidental Falls
Risk Factors
Elderly
Homes for the Aged
description Abstract Objectives: to identify the demographic and clinical profile, context of risk and the occurrence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons; analyze the association between the classification of risk of falling using the Brazilian version of the Morse Fall Scale and the occurrence of falls in such individuals. Method: A cohort study was performed in two long-stay institutions in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sample consisted of 193 elderly persons. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-squared and Fisher tests) were used for analysis. Results: The occurrence of falls was associated with hearing impairment, hand grip strength, Katz Index score, degree of dependence according to Collegial Board Resolution 283/2005 and risk of falls according to the MFS-B. Conclusion: Falls have multifactorial causes, which makes it important to identify the agents that contribute to their occurrence, as it is known that institutionalization significantly increases the risk of falling. Multidisciplinary actions are important for reducing the risk of falls, together with the use of instruments that can predict such risk among institutionalized elderly people.
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