Functional health literacy of elderly people about fall accidents and their prevention
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p383-400Keywords:
Health Literacy, Aged, Fall Accidents.Abstract
This study aimed to know the level how elderly that frequent public parks health information about preventing falls accidents in the municipality of Belém, Pará, Brazil. An exploratory descriptive research with a qualitative approach was conducted with 80 elderly. The data collection occurred through an assisted application of the instrument "Health Literacy". The low percentages of answers showed the poor level of the functional literacy in the elderly, revealing apparent compliance and passivity about health.Downloads
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2019-06-30
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Neves, A. B., Gonçalves, L. H. T., Campos, A. C. V., & Araújo, E. da C. (2019). Functional health literacy of elderly people about fall accidents and their prevention. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 22(2), 383–400. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2019v22i2p383-400
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