Factors associated with the history of falls of elderly assisted by the Family Health Program

• Autor(a) principal: Ricci, Natalia Aquaroni
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Gonçalves, Daniele de Faria Figueiredo, Coimbra, Ibsen Bellini, Coimbra, Arlete Maria Valente
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Sociedade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/sausoc/article/view/29712
• topic: Idoso; Quedas; Programa de saúde da família; Saúde do idoso; Aged; Falls; Family Health Program; Older adults' health

This study aims at identifying the sociodemographic, clinical-functional and psycho-cognitive factors associated with the history of falls of community-dwelling elderly individuals assisted by Programa Saúde da Família (PSF - Family Health Program). The sample comprised 96 elderly subjects equally divided into three groups according to the report of falls that occurred during the past year, as follows: without falls, one fall or recurrent falls. There were no significant differences between groups in relation to sociodemographic data. The non-faller group presented less complaints about pain (p=0.012) and dizziness (p=0.003), and less near-falls reports (p=0.003) when compared to the faller groups. Besides, it presented better mobility (p