Falls Frequency In Elderly Assisted In The Family Health Strategy

Abstract

Introduction: The growth of the elderly population is a global phenomenon and, in Brazil, this transformation is happening in a very fast way.Objective: Knowing the frequency of falls in the context of an aging population attended in a Health Family UnitMethod: This is a transversal research with a sample consisted of 121 elderly. A questionnaire was applied to the participants and the results were statistically analyzed with the Chi-Square test and Fisher's exact used to verify the association between variables. Results:The results show that the majorities were female (76.9%); concerning marital status, 35.3% are married; 92.1% with family income between one and two minimum wages; and 91.8% live with their spouse and/or children. The study showed a significant statistically association between female gender (p=0.001), leading to the conclusion that there is a tendency that older woman suffers more falls than men. We found an occurrence of falls in 69.9% of women while this rate reaches 32.1% in male elderly. Conclusion:Therefore, it is expected that these results can help to give a new look to the understanding of the falls with the Health Family Units.

Characterizing the fall and association between functional independence and balance in the elderly following proximal femoral surgery

“…Fractures in the proximal femoral region have a multicausal etiology and can be attributed to extrinsic factors (related to the environment, the type of housing, monthly income, and cultural factors) and intrinsic factors (higher age range, decreased function in those systems that compose or control posture, diseases, cognitive and behavioural disorders, inability to maintain or recover balance, and non-performance of muscular strengthening activities) [8][9][10].…”