Older Adults and Fall-Inducing Frailty: Bourdieu’s Analysis of Field Narratives
Laudicéia Noronha Xavier,
Vânia Barbosa do Nascimento
Abstract:The second external cause of death from unintentional injuries is falls in people over 60, a worldwide public health problem. Associated factors are identified early in Primary Health Care. Thus, we analyze professional narratives about older adults/old age and the organization of services in the presence of fall-inducing frailty. A structured narrative was applied under the following stages: understanding the context; setting/plot/character analysis; and interpretive synthesis. Data were collected from August… Show more
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