Objective Describing the incidence of falls and its relation with preventive actions developed in a Brazilian university hospital. Method A retrospective longitudinal study. Hospitalized adult patients in the clinical, surgical, psychiatric and emergency units who suffered a fall in the institution, and who had the event notified in the period from January 2011 to December 2015 were included in the study. The data were collected from the institution's management information system and analyzed in the SPSS statistical program. Results There were 2,296 falls, with a mean incidence of 1.70 falls/1,000 patients per day. An increase in the incidence of falls was observed in the period from 2011 (1.61) to 2012 (2.03). In the following years, the incidence of falls decreased from 1.83 falls/1,000 patients per day in 2013 to 1.42 falls/1,000 patients per day in 2015. The incidence of falls accompanied an implementation of preventive actions, suggesting the impact of such interventions in reducing the event occurrence. Conclusion The findings demonstrate the importance of implementing preventive interventions in reducing the incidence of falls in hospitalized patients.
RESUMO O objetivo do artigo é discutir a avaliação de empoderamento como referencial teórico-metodológico e suas aplicações ao campo da saúde. Trata-se de um artigo teórico que se propõe a apresentar as raízes conceituais, metodológicas e princípios da avaliação de empoderamento. Considera-se essa avaliação como uma perspectiva que enseja a participação dos grupos de interesse no processo, de modo a auxiliar na qualificação e transformação dos saberes e das práticas do contexto avaliado. No campo da saúde, discutem-se as articulações possíveis entre o referencial e a complexidade das práticas, visando a aumentar a sensação de pertencimento e responsabilidade dos participantes pelo processo avaliativo. A avaliação de empoderamento é uma alternativa teórica e metodológica viável e potente no campo da saúde, que, além de produzir conhecimento aplicado à realidade dos grupos de interesse, também proporciona maior compreensão sobre os processos de trabalho e os diversos arranjos institucionais no campo da gestão e do cuidado em saúde.
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