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Comportamiento del riesgo de caídas en el hogar en adultos mayores / Behavior of falls risk at home of the elderly persons
Salas Mainegra, Arlene; Solórzano Gómez, María; Reyes Carrillo, Esther; González Limonta, Maribel.
Affiliation
  • Salas Mainegra, Arlene; Policlínico Ramón González Coro. La Habana. CU
  • Solórzano Gómez, María; Policlínico Ramón González Coro. La Habana. CU
  • Reyes Carrillo, Esther; Policlínico Ramón González Coro. La Habana. CU
  • González Limonta, Maribel; Dirección Municipal de Salud del municipio Marianao. La Habana. CU
Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr ; 27(1): 63-73, ene.-mar. 2011.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-615472
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RESUMEN

Introducción:

se realizó un estudio descriptivo, en la población de adultos mayores atendidos por el Consultorio del Médico de Familia # 4, perteneciente al policlínico Ramón González Coro, del municipio Marianao, durante 2008.

Objetivo:

se realizó el análisis del comportamiento del riesgo de caídas de los adultos mayores en el hogar.

Métodos:

estudio de investigación descriptiva, en cuyo desarrollo se utilizó un modelo cualicuantitativo, y en su ejecución se emplearon métodos teóricos, empíricos y procedimientos estadísticos.

Resultados:

hubo un predomino del sexo femenino, el mayor por ciento de los adultos mayores presentó algún grado de dependencia, y tuvieron un mediano riesgo de sufrir una caída en su hogar
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

a descriptive study was conducted in the elderly person population seen in the # 4 Family Physician Consulting Room of the Ramón González Coro polyclinic from the Marianao municipality during 2008.

Objective:

an analysis of the falls risk behavior of elderly persons at home was made.

Methods:

a descriptive research study was conducted using the qualitative and quantitative model and in its implementation theoretical, empirical methods as well as statistic procedures were used.

Results:

there was predominance of female sex, the higher percentage of elderly persons had some degree of dependence and also had a middle risk of suffering a fall at home
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: LILACS Main subject: Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Accidental Falls / Data Collection Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Dirección Municipal de Salud del municipio Marianao/CU / Policlínico Ramón González Coro/CU
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: LILACS Main subject: Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Accidental Falls / Data Collection Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Dirección Municipal de Salud del municipio Marianao/CU / Policlínico Ramón González Coro/CU
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