Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons
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Resumo: | Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons and identify associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study of elderly residents of Care Facilities For the Elderly in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, was carried out. The elderly persons could walk independently and did not have severe cognitive impairment. Data was obtained about the institution and socio-demographic and health information was collected. A physical examination was performed to evaluate frailty, mobility and balance (Timed up and go, Berg Balance Scale, Gait speed and Sitting-rising Test - SRT). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-squared Test for a 5% significance level. Results: Sixty-three elderly persons were within the search criteria. Of these 22.2% had fallen in the past year. Only the SRT was associated with these falls. Conclusion: It was concluded that the studied population has a low prevalence of falls, and the ability to perform less than 5 repetitions in the SRT was associated with episodes of falling. |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly personsElderlyAccidental FallsMovementHomes for the AgedAbstract Objective: The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons and identify associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study of elderly residents of Care Facilities For the Elderly in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, was carried out. The elderly persons could walk independently and did not have severe cognitive impairment. Data was obtained about the institution and socio-demographic and health information was collected. A physical examination was performed to evaluate frailty, mobility and balance (Timed up and go, Berg Balance Scale, Gait speed and Sitting-rising Test - SRT). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-squared Test for a 5% significance level. Results: Sixty-three elderly persons were within the search criteria. Of these 22.2% had fallen in the past year. Only the SRT was associated with these falls. Conclusion: It was concluded that the studied population has a low prevalence of falls, and the ability to perform less than 5 repetitions in the SRT was associated with episodes of falling.Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro2016-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000600995Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia v.19 n.6 2016reponame:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/1981-22562016019.160034info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFerreira,Lidiane Maria de Brito MacedoJerez-Roig,JavierAndrade,Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes deOliveira,Nayara Priscila Dantas deAraújo,José Rodolfo Torres deLima,Kenio Costa deeng2017-01-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1809-98232016000600995Revistahttp://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:2017-01-17T00:00Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons Ferreira,Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo Elderly Accidental Falls Movement Homes for the Aged |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Prevalence of falls and evaluation of mobility among institutionalized elderly persons |
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Ferreira,Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo |
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Ferreira,Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo Jerez-Roig,Javier Andrade,Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Oliveira,Nayara Priscila Dantas de Araújo,José Rodolfo Torres de Lima,Kenio Costa de |
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Jerez-Roig,Javier Andrade,Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Oliveira,Nayara Priscila Dantas de Araújo,José Rodolfo Torres de Lima,Kenio Costa de |
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Ferreira,Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo Jerez-Roig,Javier Andrade,Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Oliveira,Nayara Priscila Dantas de Araújo,José Rodolfo Torres de Lima,Kenio Costa de |
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Elderly Accidental Falls Movement Homes for the Aged |
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Elderly Accidental Falls Movement Homes for the Aged |
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Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of falls among institutionalized elderly persons and identify associated factors. Method: A cross-sectional study of elderly residents of Care Facilities For the Elderly in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, was carried out. The elderly persons could walk independently and did not have severe cognitive impairment. Data was obtained about the institution and socio-demographic and health information was collected. A physical examination was performed to evaluate frailty, mobility and balance (Timed up and go, Berg Balance Scale, Gait speed and Sitting-rising Test - SRT). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-squared Test for a 5% significance level. Results: Sixty-three elderly persons were within the search criteria. Of these 22.2% had fallen in the past year. Only the SRT was associated with these falls. Conclusion: It was concluded that the studied population has a low prevalence of falls, and the ability to perform less than 5 repetitions in the SRT was associated with episodes of falling. |
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