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Risco de quedas em idosos institucionalizados
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As quedas são um problema de saúde pública para a população idosa, afetando a autonomia, a mobilidade e por consequência a qualidade de vida dos idosos. Os idosos institucionalizados apresentam risco de queda aumentado não só pela mudança do ambiente que lhes era familiar para um ambiente alheio, mas também pela diminuição das atividades exercidas pelos mesmos (como cozinhar, arrumar a casa, ir às compras, etc.).
O objetivo geral da realização deste estudo foi o de identificar os principais fatores que contribuem para as quedas em idosos institucionalizados e como objetivo específico conhecer a existência de algum elo entre o risco de quedas e: o género, a idade, a polipatologia e a polimedicação.
A metodologia utilizada no presente estudo enquadra-se numa revisão narrativa, no qual foram analisados integralmente 5 artigos, que dão resposta aos objetivos predefinidos.
Após análise dos resultados expressos na maioria dos artigos selecionados confirmou-se que o género, a idade, a polipatologia e a polimedicação são fatores de risco associados às quedas em idosos institucionalizados. No entanto não foi encontrada evidência de preponderância de algum desses fatores no agravamento do risco de queda de idosos institucionalizados.
Falls are a public health problem for the elderly population, affecting the autonomy, mobility and consequently the quality of life for seniors. The institucionalized elderly have na increased risk of falling not only by changing the environment, but also by decreasing the activities carried out by them. (Like cooking, cleaning the house, shopping, etc). The methodology used in the present study is part of a narrative review, in which 5 articles were fully analyzed, which respond to the predefined objectives. The general objective of conducting this study was to identify the main factors that contribute to falls in institutionalized elderly and as a specific objective to know the existence of any link between the risk of falls and: gender, age, polypathology and polymedication. After analyzing the results expressed in most of the selected articles, it was confirmed that gender, age, polypathology and polymedication are risk factors associated with falls in institutionalized elderly. However, no evidence was found of the preponderance of any of these factors in worsening the risk of falling for institutionalized elderly.
Falls are a public health problem for the elderly population, affecting the autonomy, mobility and consequently the quality of life for seniors. The institucionalized elderly have na increased risk of falling not only by changing the environment, but also by decreasing the activities carried out by them. (Like cooking, cleaning the house, shopping, etc). The methodology used in the present study is part of a narrative review, in which 5 articles were fully analyzed, which respond to the predefined objectives. The general objective of conducting this study was to identify the main factors that contribute to falls in institutionalized elderly and as a specific objective to know the existence of any link between the risk of falls and: gender, age, polypathology and polymedication. After analyzing the results expressed in most of the selected articles, it was confirmed that gender, age, polypathology and polymedication are risk factors associated with falls in institutionalized elderly. However, no evidence was found of the preponderance of any of these factors in worsening the risk of falling for institutionalized elderly.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Enfermagem
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Idosos institucionalizados Quedas Fatores de risco Institutionalized seniors Fall Risk factors