Falls Prevention in Community-dwelling Elderly in Brazil: Strategies and Difficulties in Primary Health Care
Renata Francielle Melo dos Reis Fonseca,
Silvia Matumoto
Abstract:The ageing world population has inspired the current care model to incorporate health promotion. The health of the elderly within primary health care aims to maintain functionality in old age. Thus, the prevention of falls by the elderly ensures health promotion by preventing various damages and health problems. Though, effective preventive action is a complex task that health workers have to face. It aims to highlight the difficulties encountered and describe the strategies used to achieve health promotion in… Show more
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