Falls in institutionalized elderly people

Authors

  • Julia Emiko Fleming Uchida Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo – HCFMUSP.
  • Sheila de Melo Borges Universidade Santa Cecília (Unisanta).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2013v16i3p83-94

Keywords:

Health of Institutionalized Elderly, Accidental Falls, Risk Factors.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of falls in institutionalized elderly people as well as to describe fall risk factors in this population. The information was obtained from reviewing medical records, conducting interviews and the tests Timed Up and Go, the Short Performance Physical Battery, the Mini Mental State Examination, the Functional Independence Measure and the Geriatric Depression Scale 15. The frequency of falls was at 22.2% and it was found that the risk factors are frequent in this cohort, thus evidencing a major risk for future falls.

 

Author Biographies

Julia Emiko Fleming Uchida, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo – HCFMUSP.

Graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Santa Cecília (2012). Aprimoranda no curso de Fisioterapia em Geriatria e Gerontologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo – HCFMUSP.

 

Sheila de Melo Borges, Universidade Santa Cecília (Unisanta).

Docente do curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Santa Cecília (Unisanta). Doutorado em Psiquiatria pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo e Mestrado em Gerontologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas

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Published

2013-09-30

How to Cite

Uchida, J. E. F., & Borges, S. de M. (2013). Falls in institutionalized elderly people. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 16(3), 83–94. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2013v16i3p83-94

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Papers

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