Fall Awareness as a Determining Factor of This Event Among Elderly Community Residents

• Ngā kaituhi matua: José Antonio Chehuen Neto (Author), Igor Vilela Brum (Author), Nícolas Augusto Coelho Braga (Author), Gislaine Fernandes Gomes (Author), Paula Liziero Tavares (Author), Rafael Teixeira Costa Silva (Author), Igor Malheiros Assad (Author), Renato Erothildes Ferreira (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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OBJECTIVES: To identify the prevalence of accidental falls among elderly persons in their homes, and to evaluate determining factors to that, including intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors, as well as the awareness about falls, assessed by the Falls Risk Awareness Questionnaire (FRAQ-Brazil). METHOD...