Causalidade das quedas em idosos

Abstract

Objective: to identify the predisposing factors in the literature falls in the elderly. Methods: this was about a review in databases Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Google Scholar (Google Scholar) and the library collection of UNIPAMPA, using the descriptors: falls and falls in the elderly. Inclusion criteria were: 1) Publication of the period 2000-2009, 2) publication which deals expressly falls in the elderly, and the exclusion criteria: 1) Publications International, 2) Subjects of falls in older people focused on specificity. Results: we found 16 articles on the subject proposed the review, which were used for preparing the same, and two books on the subject. The inadequate environment presents itself as one of the most significant factors in the occurrence of falls, in addition to changes resulting from age and use of medications. Conclusion: falls interfere with the quality of life to undermine the day-day limit of the elderly when the outputs of some activities of daily living. There are prevention methods that can be used to avoid the drop, as the organization's environment. Descriptors: accidental falls; aged; causality.

Influência do exercício físico supervisionado e domiciliar sobre o controle postural de indivíduos idosos: ensaio clínico randomizado para prevenção de quedas

“…Assim, idosos com histórico de quedas estão associados a um grande risco de reincidência de quedas (KUPTNIRATSAIKUL et al, 2011), sendo o histórico positivo de queda prévia o único preditor forte para quedas futuras (GANZ et al, 2007). Isso pode gerar incapacidades, dependência e pior qualidade de vida (MALLMANN et al, 2009;RIBEIRO et al, 2008). Tendo em vista os prejuízos que a queda pode trazer à sociedade e à saúde do idoso, evitar que a primeira queda aconteça parece ser essencial para minimizar a possibilidade de novos episódios.…”