Resultados: 2

Accidental falls in the elderly and their relation with functional capacity

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 20 (5), 2012
AIM: This study aimed to determinate the prevalence of falls in the elderly and its relationship with the functional capacity. METHOD: This is an epidemiological and cross-sectional study; a two-stage cluster sample of 240 male and female subjects aged over 60 years was used. Data were collected from Nov...

Household arrangements of the elder elderly

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 18 (1), 2010
The aging context of the elder elderly needs to be taken into account, due to the redefinition of family as a social institution. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study that characterized the household arrangements of 147 elder elderly living in Ribeirão Preto, SP, through home interviews. Th...