Fall-related factors among less and more active older outpatients

Perracini, Mônica Rodrigues; Teixeira, Luiza Faria; Ramos, Juliane de Lemos Armada; Pires, Raquel S.; Najas, Myrian Spínola

doi:10.1590/s1413-35552012005000009

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“…2 The high incidence of single falls outside the home agrees with the more active profi le sample 34 that falls by accident being more exposed to the community environment risks, such as inclined, obstructed, irregular, and poorly maintained sidewalks, 35 , 36 and also to risk situations in daily activities. 37 In addition, the higher occurrence of these events in scenario with supposedly lower demand (as at home) among recurrent fallers points to the fact that a repetitive pattern of falls exceeds pure coincidence and may be more closely linked to intrinsic factors 36 and worse physical and functional condition. Concerning serious injuries resulting from falls, the occurrence of fracture (3.1%) among fallers in the present sample was similar to the frequency found among elderly over a year by Swanenburg et al 11 This fi nding certifi ed that most falls do not result in fractures; however, most fractures are consequences of falls.…”

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Identification of Clinical and Functional Falls Risk Factors Among Low Bone Density Older Women

Garcia

Dias

Silva

et al. 2016

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Identification of Clinical and Functional Falls Risk Factors Among Low Bone Density Older Women

Garcia

Dias

Silva

et al. 2016

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

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“…For sample characterization, we used a diagnostic test relating to age, gender, and information about last year's occurrence of falls, which factors were based on other studies 15,18,19 that also used the self-report occurrence of falls in the past 12 months.…”

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“…According to Perracini et al 15 , there is a difference in the factors related to the occurrence of falls, as the level of physical activity among old people patients. Therefore, this information should be considered in planning interventions for this population.…”

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O “Timed Up and Go” na previsão e explicação de quedas em idosos praticantes de exercícios físicos

Virtuoso

Gregório

Medeiros

et al. 2014

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-The classic and cognitive "Timed Up and Go" tests (TUG) are used to identify old people prone to falls, but we were unable to find studies that prove their association in old people practicing physical exercise. The objective of this study was to analyze the classic and cognitive versions of TUG in forecasting and explaining the occurrence of falls in old people practicing physical exercise. Participants included 82 physically active old people. Data were collected on the occurrence of falls in the past 12 months among those who performed the classic and the cognitive TUG tests through the pronunciation of animals while performing the test. We used descriptive and inferential statistics with a significance level of 5%. A binary logistic regression was performed to associate the outcome (falls) and the performance in the tests. To identify the predictive values, the ROC Curve was used. The occurrence of falls in the sample was 19.5%. There was a significant difference between the values obtained in the TUG classic and cognitive tests (9.0 ± 1.9 and 10.0 ± 2.2 seconds, respectively). There was no difference between the old people with and without a history of falls in both tests, despite the averages being higher in old people with a history. In the logistic regression analysis, the performance of both versions did not explain the occurrence of falls. In the ROC curve, the TUG classic test showed an accuracy of 65.3% (p= 0.058) and the TUG cognitive test of 58.1% (p= 0.324). The TUG classic and cognitive tests did not correlate with the occurrence of falls and should be used with caution for predicting falls in old people practicing physical exercise. Key words: Accidents caused by falls; Exercise; Old people. Resumo -O teste Timed Up and Go (TUG) clássico e cognitivo é utilizado para identificar idosos propensos a quedas, porém não foram encontrados estudos que comprovem sua associação em idosos praticantes de exercícios físicos. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a versão clássica e cognitiva do TUG, na previsão e explicação da ocorrência de quedas 382The "Timed Up and Go" and old people practicing physical exercises Virtuoso et al.

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“…The fear of falling is not only an acute result from a fall, but an acknowledgement of a risk probability. Once developed, it is very likely for this fear to persist, independently from fall occurrence (26) . The low self-perception of efficacy can reduce the gait speed and to create a more careful behavior in daily movement that is not immediately detected (27) .…”

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Fear of falling and associated factors in community elderly with cataracts

Cascalho¹,

Paz²,

Romão³

et al. 2016

Revista Brasileira De Oftalmologia

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Destes últimos, 52% sofreram ao menos uma queda nos últimos 12 meses e 30% deles são caidores recorrentes. As atividades "andar em superfícies escorregadias", "andar em superfícies irregulares" e "subir e descer escadas" foram as que representaram maior preocupação para os idosos. Conclusão: A catarata ou qualquer outro problema visual é um predisponente à queda pela dificuldade em enfrentar os obstáculos encontrados no ambiente. O medo de quedas está associado, principalmente, a fatores adquiridos após o primeiro episódio de queda.

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Fall-related factors among less and more active older outpatients

Cited by 29 publications

References 55 publications

Identification of Clinical and Functional Falls Risk Factors Among Low Bone Density Older Women

Identification of Clinical and Functional Falls Risk Factors Among Low Bone Density Older Women

O “Timed Up and Go” na previsão e explicação de quedas em idosos praticantes de exercícios físicos

Fear of falling and associated factors in community elderly with cataracts

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