Assessment of risk of falls in elderly living at home

• Principais autores: Adriana de Azevedo Smith (Autor), Antonia Oliveira Silva (Autor), Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues (Autor), Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira (Autor), Jordana de Almeida Nogueira (Autor), Luiz Fernando Rangel Tura (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Assuntos: article
• Acesso em linha: Connect to this object online.

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive factors, history of falls and self-reported comorbidities. Method: cross-sectional and quantitative study with 240 elderly. Data were collected based on the social profile, through the instrum...