Ocorrência de quedas em idosos da Estratégia de Saúde da Família de Governador Valadares

Macquiden Malcom Montinegro Amorim Junior; Diego Alves dos Santos; Ilha Gonçalves Fernandes; Rodrigo Furtado de Carvalho; Clarice Lima Álvares da Silva; Suely Maria Rodrigues; Cláudia Lúcia de Moraes Forjaz; Andréia Cristiane Carrenho Queiroz

doi:10.6063/motricidade.22284

Occurrence of falls in the elderly in the Family Health Strategy of Governador Valadares

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Macquiden Malcom Montinegro Amorim Junior Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Diego Alves dos Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Ilha Gonçalves Fernandes Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0409-000X
Rodrigo Furtado de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-8571
Clarice Lima Álvares da Silva Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Suely Maria Rodrigues Universidade Vale do Rio Doce
Cláudia Lúcia de Moraes Forjaz Escola de Educação Física e Esporte, Universidade de São Paulo
Andréia Cristiane Carrenho Queiroz Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-2388

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.22284

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the history of falls and investigate health conditions and risk factors for falls in elderly subjects enrolled in the Family Health Strategy units. One hundred sixty-three elderly subjects registered in ten Family Health Strategy units were interviewed by applying a structured questionnaire to characterize living conditions, self-reported diseases, the occurrence of falls in the last 12 months, housing characteristics, and receiving visits from a health professional. In addition, the elderly underwent an anthropometric assessment. The results indicate a fall rate of 31.3%, with gender (p=0.032), self-report of how much furniture at home (p=0.013), and the presence of cardiometabolic/respiratory diseases (p=0.024) being the factors that are significantly related to the presence of falls in the last year. Elderly fallers had higher body mass index (p=0.014) and higher number of cardiometabolic/respiratory (p=0.015) and neuropsychological diseases (p=0.049). It can be concluded that approximately one-third of the elderly fell in the last year. A greater presence of falls occurs in women and the elderly with a higher presence of cardiometabolic/respiratory and neuropsychological diseases, in addition to higher body mass index and furniture at home.

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2020-12-24

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Amorim Junior, M. M. M., Santos, D. A. dos, Fernandes, I. G., Carvalho, R. F. de, Silva, C. L. Álvares da, Rodrigues, S. M., … Queiroz, A. C. C. (2020). Occurrence of falls in the elderly in the Family Health Strategy of Governador Valadares. Motricidade, 16(S1), 85–93. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.22284

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Vol. 16 No. S1 (2020): II SINAL - International Symposium on Physical Activity and Combat Sports

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