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Analysis of risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders

Objective: To analyze the risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders. Method: A qualitative case study, the interpretation was performed by direct observation and analysis of medical records of 12 elderly institutionalized in psychiatric hospital. Results: 58% were female, 75% aged between 60 and 69 years, 100% had independent gait and everyone had a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia. About history of falls, 57% of elderly females showed the occurrence of falls and 20% of males had the same history. The purpose of the site of the falls, 8% occurred in the courtyard; 25% in the ward, and 67% in the bathroom. Conclusion: The results reinforced the need to prevent the occurrence of falls, to ensure the institutionalized elderly person in a psychiatric hospital a process of senility decent and healthy through the planning and execution of programs to prevent the condition.

Analysis of risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders

Urheber*in: Veloso, Laura de Sousa Gomes; Suassuna, Daniella de Souza Barbosa; Ferreira, Olívia Galvão Lucena; Marcolino, Alinne Beserra Lucena; Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes; Silva, Antonia Oliveira

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Weitere Titel
Análise dos fatores de risco de quedas em pessoas idosas com transtornos mentais
Análisis de los factores de riesgo de caídas en personas mayores con trastornos mentales
ISSN
2175-5361
Umfang
Seite(n): 102-110
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Erschienen in
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(supl.)

Thema
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Psychologie
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Medizinsoziologie
psychische Störungen, Behandlung und Prävention
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
alter Mensch
Risiko
Unfall
psychische Störung
psychische Gesundheit
Krankenhaus

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Veloso, Laura de Sousa Gomes
Suassuna, Daniella de Souza Barbosa
Ferreira, Olívia Galvão Lucena
Marcolino, Alinne Beserra Lucena
Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes
Silva, Antonia Oliveira
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wann)
2014

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54423-3
Rechteinformation
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
Letzte Aktualisierung
21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ

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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Beteiligte

  • Veloso, Laura de Sousa Gomes
  • Suassuna, Daniella de Souza Barbosa
  • Ferreira, Olívia Galvão Lucena
  • Marcolino, Alinne Beserra Lucena
  • Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes
  • Silva, Antonia Oliveira

Entstanden

  • 2014

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