ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the development and validation of the Scale of Practices of Evaluation of Fall Risk Factors during Institutionalization of Elderly People and to describe the practices of evaluation of communication of fall risks to institutionalized elderly people. Methods: methodolo...
Objective: determine the psychometric properties of the safety practices and behaviors dimension of the Scale of Practices and Behaviors of Institutionalized Elderly People to Prevent Falls in a sample of elderly people with cognitive decline. Method: methodological study, with a quantitative approach, ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To validate the content of a fall management risk protocol in long-term institutions for elderly people. Methods: Methodological, quanti-qualitative study using the Delphi technique. The tool, based on the literature, was sent electronically to obtain consensus among the 14 experts...
As quedas são o principal acidente nos idosos e têm repercussões na funcionalidade. Os idosos por medo de nova queda impõem ou vêm ser-lhes impostas restrições à sua atividade. Estudo longitudinal prospectivo, realizado em 104 idosos institucionalizados, ao longo de seis meses, com os obj...
As quedas causam incapacidade, dependência e isolamento, aumentam a comorbilidade, sendo a primeira causa de morte por acidente nos idosos. O estudo descritivo realizado por meio de análise documental teve como objetivo determinar a taxa de prevalência, incidência ...
