Análise dos fatores de risco de quedas em idosos da comunidade

Abstract

Introduction: The fall is conceptualized as contact with the support surface in an uni ntentional way due to a change of the elderly in the position at a level lower than the initial position through the phenomeon verified reaches on avere 30% of the adults of the thirt age with more than 65 years, whe the age increases to 80 years this percentage goes to 40% being thus responsible for 87% of the fractures due to falls and the hospitalizations are in 50%. Objectives: This study aims to analyze risk factors for falls in the elderly in the community of the Specialized Reference Center for the Person elderly (CREAISPI). Methods: Participated in the research 30 elderly was applied KATZ questionnaire to indentify the degree of dependence and the TUG test for risk of falls. Expected results: of the 30 elderley, most are female, aged 60 to 69 years and with elementary schooling, the TUG test presented risk moderate for falls and the KATZ questionnaire showed a higher number of independent elderly. The comparison of the TUG test with the functionaly presented significant difference at all levels low, moderate, high, extreme. Conclusion: the elderly presented independence in most of the items related to activities of daily living, however they are at risk for falls, due to the size of the sample, studies are important to obtain values in a more generalized.