Caídas en adultos mayores institucionalizados: descripción y evaluación geriátrica / Falls in institutionalized elderly subjects. Features and geriatric assessment
Rev. méd. Chile
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131(8): 887-894, ago. 2003.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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RESUMO
BACKGROUND:
Falls are an important cause of disability and mortality among elderly subjects.AIM:
To study the features and incidence of falls in institutionalized elderly subjects. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Prospective recording of all falls, occurring in a period of eight months, to 453 subjects older than 60 years, living a home for the elderly. Evaluation of functional status of subjects suffering falls, using the Spanish Red Cross score. One hundred and two subjects living in the same place, but not suffering falls, were considered as controls.RESULTS:
One hundred and three subjects, aged 80 +/- 6 years (24 per cent of the sample) suffered falls. Most falls were during the day and while walking. Seventy percent of subjects suffering falls did not have a history of previous falls. Nine percent of those falling, suffered a fracture. Compared to controls, falling subjects had a more deteriorated functional and mental status and consumed more benzodiazepines and neuroleptics.CONCLUSIONS:
There is an association between functional status and psychotropic medication consumption and the incidence of falls in institutionalized elderly subjects.
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Assunto principal:
Acidentes por Quedas
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Avaliação Geriátrica
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Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos
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Institucionalização
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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