Accidents in older people living at home: a community‐based study assessing prevalence, type, location and injuries

Carter, Susan E.; Campbell, Elizabeth; Sanson‐Fisher, Rob; Gillespie, W. J.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-842x.2000.tb00532.x

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“…Os locais que ocorreram maior número de acidentes foram: ao redor do domicílio, seguida pela cozinha, com 17%, e pelo dormitório, com 15%. Os idosos que tinham mais de cinco situações de risco no ambiente doméstico e ainda usavam algum tipo de apoio para caminhar, tiveram pelo menos uma queda (18) .…”

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Avaliação do risco de quedas em idosos atendidos em Unidade Básica de Saúde

Pinho

Silva

Tura

et al. 2012

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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A população mundial vem envelhecendo de forma abrupta, o que representa um grande desafio para os órgãos competentes que, por sua vez, necessitam de novas políticas públicas de saúde, inclusive na prevenção de quedas. Este estudo objetivou avaliar o risco de quedas em idosos. Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico de corte transversal com abordagem quantitativa, realizado em uma unidade de saú-de da família. A amostra foi composta por 150 idosos avaliados de janeiro a abril de 2009. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se o Fall Risk Score, que foi analisado através do SPSS 17.0. Dos idosos avaliados 58,8% não sofreram quedas, sendo que, dos idosos que caíram (63 idosos), 71,4% sofreram de 1 a 2 quedas, citando como principal causa intrínseca a tontura/vertigem, enquanto que a extrínseca foi pisos escorregadios ou molhados. Conclui-se, portanto, que é de grande relevância avaliar o risco de quedas em idosos, para que se medidas preventivas sejam tomadas, com o objetivo de maximizar a qualidade de vida.

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Avaliação do risco de quedas em idosos atendidos em Unidade Básica de Saúde

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Tura

et al. 2012

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…The results of a retrospective study in Australia indicate that older persons who live in houses with more environmental hazards (e.g. inadequate lighting, slippery and uneven floor surfaces, absence of appropriate grab bars/handrails on stairs) have a 2.8 times greater risk of experiencing at least one injury (Carter et al 2000). The relationship between the presence of environmental hazards and the prevalence of falls has also been highlighted in other studies (Northridge et al 1995;Berg et al 1997;Connell et al 1997;Fuller 2000; 1 3 Gill et al 1999).…”

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“…Carrying heavy or bulky objects, walking on slippery floors, and living with poor lighting may increase the risk of falls (Stevens et al 2001). Carter et al (2000) illustrated that the kitchen is the place where most non-fall injuries (31%), including burns, knocks, cuts, and bumps, take place, whereas fall-related injuries happen most frequently (20%) in the bedroom. Bedrooms were recognized as places with the highest rate of older adults' indoor falls in other studies as well (Reinsch et al 1993;Connell et al 1997).…”

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Assessing the quality of the indoor environment of senior housing for a better mobility: a Swedish case study

Bamzar

2018

J Hous and the Built Environ

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The aims of this article are to assess the quality of the indoor living environment of a senior housing (rental apartments for older adults aged 65+) in Hässelgården, Stockholm Municipality (Sweden's capital), in 2014, in relation to their mobility, and to suggest improvement strategies. First, the physical indoor environment of older adults is examined via a fieldwork checklist devised in accordance with the principles of universal design (UD). Second, their indoor environment is assessed through a survey that includes subjective questions about seniors' use of space, experience of falls, and safety perception. Third, the study explores whether the applications of UD in the seniors' indoor living environment contribute to the understanding of their use of space, experience of falls, and safety perception. Fieldwork inspections and a detailed survey with residents are used as a basis for the empirical analysis. Overall, 27 out of 56 questionnaires were collected, and ten apartments have been visited in the fieldwork. Findings indicate that the living room has the highest UD score compared with those for the kitchen and the bedroom. The older adults spend most of their time in the living room and the kitchen. A low UD score (e.g. kitchen and bedroom) is associated with a higher number of falls but not with low levels of safety perception and use of space. The article concludes with suggestions to improve housing safety of Hässelgården's senior housing, which may also help prevent falls in the older population elsewhere.

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“…또한 인지기능 저하 [8], 우울 [9], 낙상두려움 [10], 요실금 [11], 향정신약물 복 용 [12]이 내적요인으로 알려져 있다. 낙상의 외적 요인은 보행 보조기 사용 [13], 바닥재, 조명, 안전손잡이, 미끄럼방지 매트 등의 물리적 환경 [14], 낙상과거력 [15] .880), 표본크기(Z=-0.58, p=.562), 나이(Z=1.56, p =.119)의 효과크기 차이가 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. …”

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A Meta-analysis of the Risk Factors related to Falls among Elderly Patients with Dementia

Hong

박희옥

2017

Korean J Adult Nurs

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Purpose:The purpose of this study was to provide data about the risk factors related to falls among elderly patients with dementia using meta-analysis. Methods: Key words used for search through electronic database (CINAHL, PubMed, Ovid-MEDLINE, RISS, KISS, DBPIA, National Assembly Library) included 'dementia', 'Alzheimer', 'fall'. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis and 'R' version 3.2.2 was used to analyze the correlated effect size. Results: Study results showed that risk factors related to falls were identified as the demographic (age, gender, education), dementia-related (disease duration, cognition), physical (body mass index, walking, balance, activity of daily living, use of walking aids, number of medications including psychotropic drugs, musculoskeletal problems, parkinsonism, comorbidity), psychological (neuropsychiatric symptom, depression), environmental (Physical environment), and fall-related (fall history, high risk group of fall) factors. The effect size of risk factors such as high risk group of fall (r=.35), use of walking aids (r=.33), depression (r=.31), psychotropic drugs (r=.27), Musculoskeletal problems (r=.25) were higher than the other risk factors. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, strategies to improve elderly patient's depression, intensive care for high risk group of fall, and adequate training with walking aids are needed for prevention of falls in elderly patients with dementia. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Accidents in older people living at home: a community‐based study assessing prevalence, type, location and injuries

Abstract: Objectives: To assess the prevalence, type, location of and injuries from home accidents, including falls and other accidents, and to explore whether variables

Cited by 65 publications

References 12 publications

Avaliação do risco de quedas em idosos atendidos em Unidade Básica de Saúde

Avaliação do risco de quedas em idosos atendidos em Unidade Básica de Saúde

Assessing the quality of the indoor environment of senior housing for a better mobility: a Swedish case study

A Meta-analysis of the Risk Factors related to Falls among Elderly Patients with Dementia

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