Comportamiento del riesgo de caídas en el hogar en adultos mayores / Behavior of falls risk at home of the elderly persons
Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr
; 27(1): 63-73, ene.-mar. 2011.
Article
in Spanish
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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 hogarABSTRACT
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
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
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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
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Accidental Falls
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Data Collection
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Female
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Humans
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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
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Policlínico Ramón González Coro/CU