Falls in long-term care institutions for elderly people: protocol validation

• Main Authors: Cristina Rosa Soares Lavareda Baixinho (Author), Maria dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues Dixe (Author), Maria Adriana Pereira Henriques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0109
• Keywords: Accidental Falls; Aged; Accident Prevention; Nursing; Institutionalization; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 740-746

ABSTRACT Objectives: To validate the content of a fall management risk protocol in long-term institutions for elderly people. Methods: Methodological, quanti-qualitative study using the Delphi technique. The tool, based on the literature, was sent electronically to obtain consensus among the 14 experts that meet the defined inclusion criteria. Results: The 27 indicators of the protocol are organized in three dimensions: prepare for the institutionalization (IRA=.88); manage the risk of falls throughout the institutionalization (IRA=.9); and lead the communication and formation (IRA=1), with a CVI=.91. Two rounds were performed to get a consensus superior to 80% in every item. Conclusion: The values obtained in the reliability test (>0.8) show that the protocol can be used to meet the intended goal. The next step is the clinic validation of the protocol with residents of long-term care institutions for elderly people.