Influence of levels of parathyroid hormone falls elderly and adults in hemodialysis

• Autor(a) principal: Avelar, Josianne Karla
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Pires, Francielly Caroline, Cortes, Vanessa Faria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/4547
• topic: Accidental falls; Secondary hyperparathyroidism; Chronic renal failure; Kidney dialysis; Geriatrics; Accidentes por caídas; El hiperparatireoidismo secundario; Insuficiência renal crónica; Diálisis renal; Geriatría; Acidentes por quedas; Hiperparatireoidismo secundário; Insuficiência Renal Crônica; Diálise renal; Geriatria; cidentes por quedas; Hiperparatireoidismo secundário; Insuficiência Renal Crônica

Objective: to evaluate whether the elderly with high levels of parathyroid hormone in hemodialysis and have more falls than adults under the same conditions. Method: it is a descriptive study, transverse, with a quantitative approach, performed in a nephrology ambulatory from a large hospital of the Central West of Minas Gerais and 80 patients participates in this study. Data were collected using a structured form and analysis of medical records of participants. Results: the falls occurred in 52.50% of the elderly patients and, although there was no significant association between PTH and fall, a considerable number of elderly patients with PTH above 200 pg / ml fell in the last year. Conclusion: future studies are needed to evaluate the intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to falls in the elderly, to prevent this event and ensure a better quality of life for the elderly