Risk factors associated with falls in a group of elderly people linked to a health plan
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i1p131-147Keywords:
Elderly, Accidents by fall, Assistance to the Elderly.Abstract
This study analyzes the presence of risk factors for falls in 361 elderly people linked to a health plan in the city of São Paulo, SP, state of São Paulo, Brazil. The elderly were divided into two groups: those who never had falls and those who had already fallen at least once in the last year. When comparing these two groups, the elderly, female, widowed, with moderate to severe difficulty in the Timed Up and Go Test, with low visual acuity, who use psychoactive drugs, and with greater age, were at greater risk.
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2017-03-30
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Manso, M. E. G., Souza, D. L. de, Teixeira, C. C. G., Leis, D. F., Malaman, C. D., & Carvalho, D. de A. (2017). Risk factors associated with falls in a group of elderly people linked to a health plan. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(1), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i1p131-147
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