Falls in the elderly: The impact of family-care in the household environment

Authors

  • Luzia Wilma Santana da Silva Enfermagem, Depart. de Saúde II/Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, UESB).
  • Tiele Pires dos Santos Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Jequié, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p53-72

Keywords:

Health of the elderly, Accidental falls, Family, care, Community health nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to know how the family is reorganized for the process of caring for and living with an elderly in a state of fragility by fall in the household environment; and to verify the degree of knowledge of the family on the process of caring for the dependent elderly from falls. Methods: A critical interpretive research in the field of action research, conducted between September/2013 to April/2014. The participants were three old and three-family caregivers. The Results induced to the watchful eye of the instrumental activities of daily living post-collapse of family dynamics, which refers to the remodeling of lifestyles to overcome the fear of a new episode of falling and caring for the family as a whole, in order to prevent the deviation of health. We conclude that measures promoting a safety and healthy aging must be shared, in order to improve the quality of health and life of people.

 

Author Biographies

Luzia Wilma Santana da Silva, Enfermagem, Depart. de Saúde II/Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, UESB).

Professora MS, Ph.D. em Enfermagem, Titular do Depart. de Saúde II/Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, UESB). Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Interdisciplinar de Estudos em Ciências da Saúde e Sociedade. Linha de pesquisa: Família em seu ciclo vital. Coord. do Programa  NIEFAM.  

 

Tiele Pires dos Santos, Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Jequié, Brasil.

Graduada em Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Especialista em Emergência e UTI pela Fundação Visconde de Cairu. Membro Colaborador do Programa NIEFAM. Linha de Pesquisa: Família em seu ciclo vital,  Jequié, Brasil.

 

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

Silva, L. W. S. da, & Santos, T. P. dos. (2018). Falls in the elderly: The impact of family-care in the household environment. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(2), 53–72. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p53-72

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Papers

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