Ocorrência de quedas em idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Abstract

Abstract

Relationship of Polypharmacy and Polypathology With Falls Among Institutionalized Elderly

“…[2][3] Among the investigated morbidities in evaluating the institutionalized elderly population, diseases of the spine/ back (40%), hypertension (37.2%) and arthritis or rheumatism (32.1%) were the most common. 1 In another investigation about the sociodemographic profile of the elderly assigned to a Basic Health Unit with a history of falls, chronic diseases with higher prevalence were related to systemic arterial hypertension, as cited by 63.3% of the elderly, as well as visual deficit (70%) and osteoarticular disease (62.7%).…”

“…As a consequence of this transition, the use of drugs by this population increases every day, and as a result of the higher prevalence of chronic diseases, the elderly are possibly the most medicalized age group in society since their treatment involves the association of numerous drugs. [1][2] In association with the physiology of the elderly whose functional reserve is diminished, the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolization and elimination of drugs are differentiated, leading to adverse reactions related to their use. In this context, falls are considered a syndrome due to innumerable risk factors, and they can also be induced by various mechanisms and direct or indirect acts of the medication used.…”

Fatores associados a quedas em idosos residentes em um bairro de Fortaleza, Ceará

“…A maior ocorrência de quedas em mulheres também foi observada em outros estudos. 7,8,15 Em relação à faixa etária com maior ocorrência de quedas, os dados obtidos corroboram os encontrados em outros estudos, que verificaram maior incidência de quedas entre os idosos mais velhos, ou seja, com 80 anos ou mais em relação àqueles com idade entre 60 e 79 anos. 7,19 Os resultados confirmam que idosos acima de 80 anos apresentam maior risco relativo de quedas do que idosos de faixa etária inferior.…”

Falls in elderly: identification of extrinsic risk factors at home

“…The absence of a handrail or handrail in the bathroom, ramps and ladders, was a concern identified in this study, since they are fundamental to aid the support of the elderly, especially those who have physical limitations, emphasizing that the premises usually identified as areas of high incidence of falls. 6,22 A fact worth mentioning is the ignorance of the majority or older in the households visited residents about the risk factors for falls, this impression is confirmed by the study that shows that only the elderly who had suffered falls could identify such risks, which reveals the low importance given by the community investigated the factors mentioned. 23 Risk factors for falls were present in most homes, denoting the potential that this type of injury has to happen.…”