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Influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' postural balance and risk of falls: a transversal study

Batista, Wagner Oliveira; Alves Junior, Edmundo de Drummond; Porto, Flávia; Pereira, Fabio Dutra; Santana, Rosimere Ferreira; Gurgel, Jonas Lírio.

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 22 (4), 2014

OBJECTIVE: to ascertain the influence of the length of institutionalization on older adults' balance and risk of falls. METHOD: to evaluate the risk of falls, the Berg Balance Scale and the Timed Get Up and Go test were used; and for measuring postural balance, static stabilometry was used, with acquisit...

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Risk of falls among institutionalized elderly: a descriptive and correlational study

Batista, Wagner Oliveira; Pereira, Fabio Dutra; Santana, Rosimere Ferreira; Silva, Luis Aureliano Imbiriba; Gurgel, Jonas Lirio; Alves Junior, Edmundo de Drummond.

Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 11 (2,supl.1), 2012

Objective: To describe and analyze the association between institutionalization time in Long-Term Care Institutions for the Elderly (LTCI) and the balance and risk of falls of this population. Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. The dependent variables will be measured through the use of ...

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Autonomia funcional de las ancianas fisicamente activas y sedentarias: Estudio causal comparativo

Pereira, Fabio Dutra; Batista, Wagner Oliveira; Furtado, Helio Lemos; Silva, Elirez Bezerra da; Alves Júnior, Edmundo de Drummond.

Online braz. j. nurs. (Online); 10 (3), 2011

Introduction: Functional autonomy is considered an important marker of physical fitness, quality of life and health of the elderly. Objective: To compare the functional autonomy among physically active women and sedentary ones. Methodology: Comparative causal study with sample composed of 276 volunteers:...

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