Determinants of falls in community-dwelling elderly: hierarchical analysis.
Public Health Nurs
; 31(4): 290-7, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the fall-related factors in community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Epidemiologic cross-sectional population-based household study with hierarchical interrelationships among the potential risk factors. The sample was made up of noninstitutionalized individuals over age 60, who were resident of a city in Brazil's Northeast Region.MEASURES:
The dependent variable was fall occurrence in the last 12 months; independent variables were sociodemographic, behavioral, health, and functional status factors. Multivariate hierarchical Poisson regression analysis was used based on a proposed theoretic model.RESULTS:
Three hundred and sixteen (89.0%) elderly participated of the survey, average age 74.2 years; the majority was female, with limited literacy and had low-medium family income. The fall prevalence was of 25.8%; occurrence was related to depression symptoms (PR = 1.55) and balance limitation (PR = 1.56).CONCLUSIONS:
The high fall prevalence among elderly necessitates the identification of fall-related factors for action planning prevention programs with this group.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidentes por Quedas
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Depressão
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Equilíbrio Postural
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Vida Independente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil