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Analysis of risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders
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
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Abstract 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... mehr
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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
alter Mensch; Risiko; Unfall; psychische Störung; psychische Gesundheit; Krankenhaus
Klassifikation
Medizinsoziologie
psychische Störungen, Behandlung und Prävention
Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 102-110
Zeitschriftentitel
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) supl.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.102-110
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)