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

• मुख्य लेखकों: José Antonio Chehuen Neto (लेखक), Igor Vilela Brum (लेखक), Nícolas Augusto Coelho Braga (लेखक), Gislaine Fernandes Gomes (लेखक), Paula Liziero Tavares (लेखक), Rafael Teixeira Costa Silva (लेखक), Igor Malheiros Assad (लेखक), Renato Erothildes Ferreira (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...